pheasant

[Canned Heat]

I use 6's in 2-3/4" loads out of my Franchi O/U..

[PAHUNTER105]

In my 20 Ga o/u I like a 2/34 6 shot in the bottom and a 3" 4 shot in the top.

[mez]

Dangit. The 100's of pheasants I've killed in South Dakota since moving here in 1996 weren't supposed to die when I hit them with the 7 1/2's? I guess some one forgot to tell me and the pheasants that. They work fine in South Dakota. Out of a 20 or 12 gauge. Like I said, know your effective range and shoot them in the head, they die. Shooting back and breaking a wing with a #4 cripples just the same as a 7 1/2.

I've heard it all before and been lauged at with the #3 and #4 shooters. I give them all the opportunity to prove their light load moxy and have yet to be taken up on it. Go stand at 30 yards and let me shoot you in the face with my 7 1/2 girly load. If you are afraid it may kill you I'm thinking it would do more damage to a 2lb bird.

[buckshotpheasants]

12 GA 2 3/4" 1 1/4 onz #4
20 GA 3" 1 1/4 #4
Both Mod or Full Choke

[shottyhunter24]

2 3/4"(12 gaueg)
7 shot
thats my main shot

[thehart_cwc]

Originally Posted by mez

Dangit. The 100's of pheasants I've killed in South Dakota since moving here in 1996 weren't supposed to die when I hit them with the 7 1/2's? I guess some one forgot to tell me and the pheasants that. They work fine in South Dakota. Out of a 20 or 12 gauge. Like I said, know your effective range and shoot them in the head, they die. Shooting back and breaking a wing with a #4 cripples just the same as a 7 1/2.

I've heard it all before and been lauged at with the #3 and #4 shooters. I give them all the opportunity to prove their light load moxy and have yet to be taken up on it. Go stand at 30 yards and let me shoot you in the face with my 7 1/2 girly load. If you are afraid it may kill you I'm thinking it would do more damage to a 2lb bird.

That has to be one of the dumbest things I have ever read. I wouldn't want somebody shooting at my face from 30 yards with a red-rider BB gun, but that doesn't mean I would use one for phesant hunting....

Not saying that 7 1/2's don't work.....I just like the puch of 4's or 5's

[mez]

Almost as dumb as insisting that you need a #4 out of a .12 gauge to kill a thin skinned, light boned bird that weighs in at 2 lbs.

[Canned Heat]

The guy likes 4's and you like 7's. I like 6's because I THINK they shoot better out of my gun and I like a few more pellets in my pattern. Eventually, we'll all be slinging steel and then we can bitch about that. I shoot 4's in steel where I have too.

Who gives a $hit what the other guy likes...someone asked for an opinion. You guys are acting like a bunch of f-ing ladies...

[thehart_cwc]

Originally Posted by Canned Heat

The guy likes 4's and you like 7's. I like 6's because I THINK they shoot better out of my gun and I like a few more pellets in my pattern. Eventually, we'll all be slinging steel and then we can bitch about that. I shoot 4's in steel where I have too.

Who gives a $hit what the other guy likes...someone asked for an opinion. You guys are acting like a bunch of f-ing ladies...

haha....lmao! good luck this weekend for everybody that has an opener

[huntrfishr]

I have used them all #71/2 to #4 using the same 12 ga. gun with full choke, and I settled on #5. I find that most of the time, there's hardly any pellets spoiling the meat.
Having a good retriever helps also.
Lately I've been using a 20 ga. single modifed choke and I find #4 works for that better. I even have to wait and shoot later as the gun points really fast being very light.