what size load....
09-28-2005, 07:26 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 9,085
RE: what size load....
get close enough and any will do.....when i used the 20ga single shot i shot 3inch mag copper plated #6s...man that thing knocked em down!!! then i went with a 12ga....and used light 1o-1 1/8thoz of #6s and it just wasnt cutting it.....to many took more then one good hit.......and i was having the same problem with other small game....(i admit i do like to take a little farther shot then most guys) so i went with stiff loads of 1 5/8th oz of shot......loud..kicks alot harder......but they do the job......i cant find a good inbetween load.....i hit a ringneck 2 seasons ago and blew it in half......when i carry the big loads the games always close....if i have the light loads i cant get a good shot at anything...............
09-30-2005, 09:03 AM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 121
RE: what size load....
You can shoot a wide range of shells, the real issue is what you are used to and how long the shot is. I have stuck to #6s over the years, and never change. A few times I switched to 7.5s in the winter when the leaves fall off the trees, but it didn't work for me. I wounded a few because I wasn't great a judging the range - and that extra 10 yards is the difference between a wounded squirrel and a dead one. Some folks I know use 5s, which gives you a pretty long range, but in my experience 5s break too many bones.
I use No. 6s and pick my shots carefully. If they come out of a hole that is 10 yards away, I wait until they are 25-30 yards to shoot. I generally shoot a few dozen a year, and most years I use one shot per squirrel.
I use No. 6s and pick my shots carefully. If they come out of a hole that is 10 yards away, I wait until they are 25-30 yards to shoot. I generally shoot a few dozen a year, and most years I use one shot per squirrel.
