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skybuster20ga 08-07-2008 03:16 PM

RE: pheasant
 

ORIGINAL: MosesLakehunter

I usually go with 2 3/4" 1 1/2 oz #6 at 1300fps.
wow, lol really wanna put the hammer down on them eh

baker farms 08-07-2008 07:32 PM

RE: pheasant
 
one that hits them hahahaha
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hatchet jack 08-08-2008 06:20 AM

RE: pheasant
 
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MosesLakehunter 08-08-2008 10:33 PM

RE: pheasant
 
No cripples and usually I can find most of the pieces of the bird

rimjob_rob 08-11-2008 11:09 AM

RE: pheasant
 
Here in South Dakota, our birds have been educated and are very wary. Opening weekend I might put 6 shot in my gun, after that, its fives and fours, usually 3 inch, and I have plenty of boxes of shells with 1 5/8 oz. shot. I think I have seen 1 7/8 oz. shot for sale as well. But like I said our birds are very jumpy, and in the late season they get very thick skin. They would be laughing at you if you tried to bring them down with 7 1/2 shot.

skybuster20ga 08-11-2008 02:27 PM

RE: pheasant
 
i dont believe anyone said anything about using 7.5's on pheasant.

rimjob_rob 08-11-2008 02:40 PM

RE: pheasant
 
Did you read any of the posts?

skybuster20ga 08-11-2008 02:57 PM

RE: pheasant
 
hahahahhaa OOPS! lol i guess i didnt as carefully as i thought. yes i agree 7 1/2's a on the weak side for pheaants. our bnirds in maine are all stocked and not skittish at all and i wouldnt use anything smaller then 6's. personally i like 1 oz of #5's and a mod choke. works well

Bodie 08-29-2008 08:25 AM

RE: pheasant
 
3 1/2 # 2's...we grow em BIG up here :)

SDarcher 09-02-2008 01:24 PM

RE: pheasant
 
Rimjob's right, our pheasants would probably swing back past you againjust to rub it in if you tried 7.5 shot :-) Unless you're plannin on shooting them right off the end of your barrell, (good luck getting that close) more shot isn't going to make a difference when it's light anough to deflect off them!


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