shot shells

deerhunter518 · 12-28-2007, 09:33 PM

does anyone use heavy shot or wingmaster HDs or the equivalent. how do they hold up.

johnch · 12-29-2007, 06:21 AM

YES I use Hevi shot and Rem HD
But I use it spairingly

I mainly use it for geese that will not decoy ( #4 in either )
But use some #7 and #6 for ducks for the 3 shot

I also use #4 HD in a 20 gau for the Neice and Nefue

As for holding up
With the right choke , both HD and Hevi will kill geese past any ethical range you should be shooting
I have shot other peoples crippled geese at 80 yds and cleanly killed them
But I know how to shoot that far and I had the corect choke in , it is way to tight for normal work

John

deerhunter518 · 12-29-2007, 02:21 PM

are they worth the money or should i save my money and buy good fast steel

mac87toy · 12-29-2007, 03:19 PM

I am not a huge fan of federal ammo but I tried out the black cloud's the other day and i was very impressed. The five ducks i used them on died before they hit the water no cripples or sporty ducks at all. I usualy shot the xperts and have to use a second or third shot to finish the deal but not with the black clouds. give them a try and at 20 bucks for 25 shells they are a little easer on the wallet.

johnch · 12-29-2007, 05:29 PM

For most guys
IMO a good fast sttel load will do fine

John

deerhunter518 · 12-30-2007, 10:25 AM

thanx guys

kingvjack · 01-01-2008, 02:17 PM

I've noticed that the different loads suck equally.. With the pure amount of shells I shoot due to hunting 3 days a week, I could not possibly afford to load up on HDs and all that.... I just shoot 3.5 inch winchester loads from wally world...

springerDIVA · 01-02-2008, 06:38 PM

We really have had great sucess with the Winchester Xpert....but there's a lot of good shells out there.
Center of the pattern is deadly!

deerhunter518 · 01-03-2008, 08:02 PM

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ORIGINAL: springerDIVA

We really have had great sucess with the Winchester Xpert....but there's a lot of good shells out there.
Center of the pattern is deadly!

i use them two and am very happy wit them but i was wanting something for birds that are out there about 70 yrds

kingvjack · 01-04-2008, 05:40 AM

I've crippled birds with my Winchester Xpert Hi Velocity 3.5s at70 yards we figured...