NO not enough shot, I am not saying you would never kill a dove or a quail, but I would not give you very good odds. I dont think you could kill a pheasant unless it was a direct shot in the head from very close. I tried shooting a coon with bird shot when I was about 12, 3 shots in the head and all I did was blind him.
I see you are from Illinois, I am pretty sure it is illegal to hunt birds with a rifle regardless of what shot you have in it.
If money is the issue you can buy a New England single shot in 20 or 12 from walmart for a little over $100 bucks.
First of all, it's called rat shot, not bird shot. Second, no, don't try to dove, quail, and especially pheasant hunt with it. I can promise you, it's probably illegal in every state to hunt these birds with a rifle. Rat shot doesn't have a very effective range. You could probably kill one if it were on the ground very close. Why would you even consider hunting with rat shot, other than rats?
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