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Black Cloud?
« on: August 10, 2008, 07:12:55 PM »
I bought a box of these today, 3 1/2 inch two shot.  Anyone have any experience with these shells?

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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2008, 07:22:45 PM »
I have not shot the 3 1/2's but the 3" shells worked. Both of these wads on this shot are from Black Cloud's they worked very well.
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« Last Edit: August 11, 2008, 12:47:38 PM by smdave »
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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2008, 07:28:30 PM »
Nice, I'm stoked.  I usually go big or go home on my shell size lmao.

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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2008, 10:27:59 AM »
excellent penetration. i patterned them out of my nova and they did well. i jumped a mallard and it got about 3 feet off the water when i shot it in the back. pellets went through the breast bone where others normally stop.  worked wonders on those scoters :yeah: as well.
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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2008, 10:30:27 AM »
To bad it was addicteds girl friend (now) wife shooting that Scoter and not him.  ;)

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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2008, 11:13:59 AM »
It's a skybusters dream, thats for sure!! You have to watch what after market choke tubes you use. Federal had a little clip about it on waterfowler tv. They say the wad wizards/patternmaster type tubes should be avoided because those kinds of tubes temporarely restrict the shot cup, releasing the shot faster, which is the opposite of what BC does. It's supposed to hold the shot together longer to help give you a tigher, more uniform pattern "down range". It doesn't pattern too well out of my extrema2, plus our shots are almost always inside 20 yards, so the stuff is useless for us.  :twocents:
Eastsider stuck on the wetside......

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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2008, 12:23:19 PM »
hey silk. this is from when i started going duck crazy last year.  :rolleyes:  miss those days. might be some good reading if you like

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,2822.msg27721.html#msg27721
"Right now, I am thinking that If my grandmother was here, she would be lecturing me about how there are poor people in Africa, that would just love to have a Ruger, I would just say "Great, granny, lets just ship all the Rugers to Africa!"


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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2008, 09:03:21 PM »
I used the Black Cloud ammo last year on Geese. Won't use it again. Too much of the Breast that was bloodied {Jelly}... Had to cut out and throw away too much meat. Now if the birds had been another 10 or 15 yards further out, that might not have happened. No doubt terminal performance on birds.  :twocents:
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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2008, 11:49:04 PM »
plus our shots are almost always inside 20 yards, so the stuff is useless for us.  :twocents:

2 more months buddy....Can't friggin wait!

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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2008, 11:36:31 AM »
 :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2008, 11:44:50 AM »
 :'( :'( :'( and her i am stuck in a country where guys shave their armpits regular. you guys better get some good pics and stories up here for the less fortunate
"Right now, I am thinking that If my grandmother was here, she would be lecturing me about how there are poor people in Africa, that would just love to have a Ruger, I would just say "Great, granny, lets just ship all the Rugers to Africa!"


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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2008, 11:47:18 AM »
You bet.....gonna be lots of death and carnage this season.
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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2008, 11:55:16 AM »
I'm looking at buying a case of it.  I also noticed that they have a choke tube designed for them any thoughts on this?  I think it is probably just a gimmick!
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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2008, 11:59:45 AM »
hadnt seen the choke made for it yet. googling..... :)
"Right now, I am thinking that If my grandmother was here, she would be lecturing me about how there are poor people in Africa, that would just love to have a Ruger, I would just say "Great, granny, lets just ship all the Rugers to Africa!"


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Re: Black Cloud?
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2008, 12:04:04 PM »
looks like aid to skybusters further
"Right now, I am thinking that If my grandmother was here, she would be lecturing me about how there are poor people in Africa, that would just love to have a Ruger, I would just say "Great, granny, lets just ship all the Rugers to Africa!"


Loving life in the Great Northwest one day at a time.

It sounds like it's time to get a new gun.

 


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