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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: thequickfox on August 26, 2014, 05:44:10 PM
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So just to :stirthepot: a bit. with all the different ammo out their i am wondering what people are using. so with that in mind post up what your using on ducks and geese and why you use it.
last year i was using 3 in 12 guage Federal sped shock and the same in 3.5 for goose. main reason was they were cheap and i was on a tight budget.
I had good success with them no complaints.
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no. 4 shot
or...
anything on sell.
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Kent 3" #2s for duck and BB For geese , I also buy #1 when I can find it.
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3" BB's on everything, including quail :yike:
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mostly 2s for the 12 gauge, and BBs for the 10 gauge...
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I only hunt geese over fields - no dog. BBs, BBBs, and Ts/3". I'll get flamed because it's dirty ammo, but I use Black Cloud. It's cheap and it knocks them down.
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3" Win supreme #4 for ducks and BB's for honkers.
The parrern well in my gun with factory choke tubes. Never a misfire or failure to cycle in my spaggetti gun.
I have at least a couple of cases of both loads, I have not looked lately, do they still sell the stuff?
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3" BB's on everything, including quail :yike:
:o :chuckle:
:tup:
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Kent 3" #3 for ducks Geese 3" BBB Heavy Metal. I also like my goose load for coyotes!
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Handloaded 2 1/2" 12ga with 7/8 oz ITX shot mostly 6's with a #4 in the left barrel if geese are on the menu.
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3" #2 black clouds for me. They are dirty though.
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But I really do shoot a lot of BB's. :chuckle:
4 shot is good early in the season or if the weather is right and the ducks are low.
Everything I shoot is 3"
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3" #2 black clouds for me. They are dirty though.
Dirty is right.... if you are a good shot, then black clouds tear up huge holes in the meat.
But, if you suck at shooting... they are great. Cause it only really takes 1 bb to tear through a duck and kill it.
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3" #2 black clouds for me. They are dirty though.
Dirty is right.... if you are a good shot, then black clouds tear up huge holes in the meat.
But, if you suck at shooting... they are great. Cause it only really takes 1 bb to tear through a duck and kill it.
That's why I like em :chuckle:
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Kent 3" #2, BB for geese. Pattern good and puts them down.
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Back when steel first came out #4's in 3". Last year I went to 2 3/4" #4's and out shot the 3" all day long on ducks. 3" BB, BBB and T's for geese.
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I bought a few boxes of 2 3/4 #6 once and limited out 2 days in a row using them. It was kinda a fluke but very memorable. All the birds dropped in at15 yards wind at my back.
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3" #2 black clouds for me. They are dirty though.
Dirty is right.... if you are a good shot, then black clouds tear up huge holes in the meat.
But, if you suck at shooting... they are great. Cause it only really takes 1 bb to tear through a duck and kill it.
You should really shoot more for the head and neck. Try it sometime. :rolleyes:
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In the past I used whatever was on sale at Walmart or Bi-Mart. I have a good bit of Winchester Super X, Remington Sportsman Hi-Speed Steal, & Federal Speed-Shok. Mostly in #2 and #3.
Last year when Hevi-Metal put their rebates out I bought a few 3" #2 boxes to Try it. I really like the loads and bought 3 more boxes on sale this year with rebates again. I don't like that it is almost $1 a shell but I get less cripples trying to swim away so I end up using less and folding more birds.
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3" #2 - 1-1/8 -1-1/4 oz. Nothing slower than 1,400fps. Usually shoot Hevi-Metal, but don't have any issues with the cheap stuff. It drops them just fine as long as you figure out your lead.
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3" Hevi-Metal #2. Got a good deal on a case from a forum member last year. Otherwise it's Kent #2's.
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I shoot 3" #2 Federal for ducks ... Killed geese with them too
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Patterned some 28 gauge HW13 #6 loads last night. Going to take the little gun out this year.
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I will shoot just about anything at ducks, 2 3/4 up tp 3 1/2, 6 shot and up. Geese, I shoot 1 3/8 oz of BBs in 3", which is my favorite, but will soot the 1 3/8 oz 3 1/2'' if that is all that is available. Much more shot out of a 12ga 3 1/2 the pattern begins to suffer.