newbie question

[saltflat]

What is the big difference between #5 and #6 shot. I am going to try #5 shot this year and am gonna try some remington, and winchester shells. What is your preference on shell and shot size. The shotgun is a mossberg 500 in 3".

[Rob/PA Bowyer]

#5 is a larger pellet/BB than #6....I use Winchester 2 oz #5's but each gun patterns different for each shell.....experiment.

[countrymudder]

with a # 5 shot the pellets are a little bit bigger than a 6 shot. I would recommend using the 5 shot..because there is a decent amount of pellets and its also a good size...its not too small..the only problem with shotslower than 4 is that there is less pellets but the pellets are bigger..but you will have a good spread..i use 4 shot and 5 shot buffered loads. Usually winchester. I have had problems with remington shells duck hunting..but they were the cheaper remington duck loads. Im not talking bad about remington..I myself use a camo model 870 supermag and its a great gun.

[saltflat]

Thanks guys I shot #4 last season and they worked good.I was using federal mag shok turkey loads. I noticed that the shell unfired was about a little less than an 1/8th of an inch longer than the winchesters I was comparing. The winchester cycled flawlessly they shot alright and popped out of the gun when I tried to load a second shell. The federals cycled fine but after I shot they wouldn't come out of the gun because the spent shell was too long. Luckly I killed my turkey with one shot but a second shot would have been impossible.