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Title: Winchester 20 Guage brass shot
Post by: tlbradford on September 26, 2016, 07:39:06 PM: I had a gift certificate to dicks sporting goods and all they had for pheasant loads in 20 gauge was #5 brass. Anyone have real world experience with this load on pheasants?
Title: Re: Winchester 20 Guage brass shot
Post by: Bill W on September 26, 2016, 08:16:39 PM: #5 copper shot, perhaps? Copper plated high antimony shot was the preferred shot of long range pheasant shooters.
Title: Re: Winchester 20 Guage brass shot
Post by: Henrydog on September 27, 2016, 06:54:53 AM: Bill W is correct, they should be copper coated lead. I use 3" 20ga Winchester copper in #5 or #4 for the last 20 years. Many roosters have had flights cancelled due to this load
Title: Re: Winchester 20 Guage brass shot
Post by: jetjockey on September 27, 2016, 07:27:45 AM: It's MORE than enough! I use RST, 7/8oz of #5's at 1125 fps out if my 1923 LC Smith. My barrels are 26" with tightly choked IC/Mod barrels. It crushes pheasants. Here's a limit of late season SD roosters that didn't like that load too much. He Winchester loads will be hotter yet, so have no fear. They will work very well!
Title: Re: Winchester 20 Guage brass shot
Post by: Henrydog on September 27, 2016, 07:35:51 AM: Nice looking gun Jet. I have a LaFever 20 of the same vintage. I love classics
Title: Re: Winchester 20 Guage brass shot
Post by: tlbradford on September 27, 2016, 07:50:28 AM: I'm an idiot. The arrow on the side was pointing to the brass base. It is lead shot. I thought I had run across something new. Don't shop when tired.
Title: Re: Winchester 20 Guage brass shot
Post by: jetjockey on September 27, 2016, 08:01:18 AM: Quote from: Henrydog on September 27, 2016, 07:35:51 AM
Nice looking gun Jet. I have a LaFever 20 of the same vintage. I love classics

I do too. Since RST will deliver to your door, it's almost easier to buy my 2 1/2" short chambered 20ga shells from them than it is to find the loads I want in 2 3/4" from a regular outdoor store.
Title: Re: Winchester 20 Guage brass shot
Post by: Henrydog on September 27, 2016, 08:07:14 AM: The arrow on the side was pointing to the brass base. It is lead shot. I thought I had run across something new. No worries. With all the Euro Trash and cheap Econo loads now days brass bases are a selling point to those of us who reload
Title: Re: Winchester 20 Guage brass shot
Post by: TVHunts on October 02, 2016, 07:10:44 PM: Quote from: tlbradford on September 26, 2016, 07:39:06 PM
I had a gift certificate to dicks sporting goods and all they had for pheasant loads in 20 gauge was #5 brass. Anyone have real world experience with this load on pheasants?

I agree, I have used Fiocci #5 Golden Pheasant copper plated for the last few years on pheasant. Plenty of punch and at some extended ranges with the right choke.