Case of shells will they work for everything?

[Tbyrnzy82]

My brother in law was able to procure me some 2 3/4 BB's. A whole case in fact and he said that I should be able to use them for everything i.e. ducks and geese. Well I was just wondering has anyone out there used BB's as it seems that not many people do. If you do or know some one who does any comments are beneficial.

[blackduckmafia]

I use em when I go shoot geese in ar and ga, but down here in fl I shoot 4's all year

[huntndemducks]

that should be fine for geese and big ducks like mallards and woodies but definantaly wouldnt use that on teal, buffle heads, ring necks, or any duck like that

[johnch]

I would pattern them
As there might be some huge holes in the pattern with that few of pellets

Also 1 1/8 oz ? , if somight not be a bad goose load if they pattern
If the old 1 1/4 oz ....................Have him buy a different load IMO
I bought a bunch years back , so slow they didn't break the skin ongeese at 40 yds only 1200 fps if I remember correctly

I am not a big fan of BB's in a 2 3/4" , just not enough pellets unless you choke them tight
Then a close range bird is either missed or tenderized big time

John

[Tbyrnzy82]

They are new Winchester Xpert High Velocity 1400fps 1 1/8oz. I will be shooting out of a Kick's High Flyer Full. I have yet to pattern them but have good results shooting trap.

[superstrutter]

IMO, BB is a little too large for ducks. I usually use 2's. If they are out of 2's, I'll go with 3's. The most popular shot size down here is 2.

[Crowkilla]

Yeah, BB is a heavy shot, but BB in 2 3/4 will do fine on ducks.It won't do any more damage than a Black Cloud load. jonch has a good point that there may be some scattered patterning or gapped patterns though, particularly from a high velocity shell with only 1 1/8 oz of shot. They tend to go higher on the powder and lower on the shot load - therefore you have fewer pellets to work with.

[GordonGekko]

if you can get them to throw a decent pattern have at 'em...i have used BB's a lot over the years they do just fine...but if they aren't choked properly the pattern may get a little thin....

[SwampCollie]

We use BBs for divers quite frequently. Especially in the absence of any Kent #1s. They will work fine for you so long as they shoot alright through that full choke.

[Tbyrnzy82]

Thanks for the advise I will pattern them tomorrow and post the results.