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ORIGINAL: SwampCollie
ORIGINAL: DuckHuntin247
Sorry, should have been clearer. I mean't "prefered" as most commonly used, not nessecarily everyone's first choice. I will break down and buy Hevi shot for geese. I usually use Kent fasteel or reloads.It seems that for ducks hevi shot doesnt kill them any deader in my opinion.
One thing that I think really sets hevi apart perfornmance wise(other than density and price), is pellet count. Because you can go from shooting #2 steel to shooting #6 hevi, you have a much more dense pattern, which allows for more opportunities to hit the head and neck. Shotguns kill by target saturation, and its a random thing. We cannot control EXACTLY WHICH PELLETS GO WHERE! We can control where the sample population of pellets go....but having more chances to get a spine, neck, and head hit on a duck or goose is one big advantage. Also, reduced surface area will equal more penetration (all things being equal). But that extra weight helps even more. There again, just my experience, but hevi just flat hammers the birds I shoot at. But, I am a small pellet, head/neck shot believer. Thats why I shoot doves with #9 shot...because I have lost right many with 7.5s (doves aren't tough....but when you knock feathers out..they should fall....).
If you ever get the chance to shoot waterfowl with lead (where it is still legal), I would suggest you take the opportunity to see what a massive difference there is between birds hit with lead and birds hit with steel. It will make you a beleiver.
You are so full of it collie