best use for 20 ga-
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NE Washington st
Posts: 56
best use for 20 ga-
From what I understand, the 20 ga shotgun round is a bit overkill for small game like squirrels and rabbits, but most fowl hunters prefer the full punch of the 12 ga. So where does the 20 ga fit in all of this?
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: southwestern va
Posts: 753
i agree with howler, the 20 is my go-to small game gun for when im in the thick stuff or anything fairly fast moving. Last year I took a few squirrels out of the top of some tall poplars that were pretty leafy...im not sure I could have gotten then with anything smaller
#6
Spike
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NE Washington st
Posts: 56
don't have the dog, but my father gave me a decent browning 20 ga when i was younger. took my first deer w/ it, actually. thanks for the advice- do you guys use a "light" load for squirrels and rabbits, just a standard bird shot? (i'm not real keen on shotgun shells, as u can see)
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,085
Buy the promotional loads available at places like Dick's, Wallyworld, Gander Mt. etc..
Some of them are even labeled " Squirrel & Rabbit " loads...
Low brass, 7/8 oz. #6 shot... They kill rabbits and squirrels just fine and are about the cheapest shotshells you can buy...
Some of them are even labeled " Squirrel & Rabbit " loads...
Low brass, 7/8 oz. #6 shot... They kill rabbits and squirrels just fine and are about the cheapest shotshells you can buy...