pheasant
09-29-2009, 08:07 PM
#33
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sturgis, SD
Posts: 1,983
Dangit. The 100's of pheasants I've killed in South Dakota since moving here in 1996 weren't supposed to die when I hit them with the 7 1/2's? I guess some one forgot to tell me and the pheasants that. They work fine in South Dakota. Out of a 20 or 12 gauge. Like I said, know your effective range and shoot them in the head, they die. Shooting back and breaking a wing with a #4 cripples just the same as a 7 1/2.
I've heard it all before and been lauged at with the #3 and #4 shooters. I give them all the opportunity to prove their light load moxy and have yet to be taken up on it. Go stand at 30 yards and let me shoot you in the face with my 7 1/2 girly load. If you are afraid it may kill you I'm thinking it would do more damage to a 2lb bird.
I've heard it all before and been lauged at with the #3 and #4 shooters. I give them all the opportunity to prove their light load moxy and have yet to be taken up on it. Go stand at 30 yards and let me shoot you in the face with my 7 1/2 girly load. If you are afraid it may kill you I'm thinking it would do more damage to a 2lb bird.
10-11-2009, 04:21 PM
#36
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 17
Dangit. The 100's of pheasants I've killed in South Dakota since moving here in 1996 weren't supposed to die when I hit them with the 7 1/2's? I guess some one forgot to tell me and the pheasants that. They work fine in South Dakota. Out of a 20 or 12 gauge. Like I said, know your effective range and shoot them in the head, they die. Shooting back and breaking a wing with a #4 cripples just the same as a 7 1/2.
I've heard it all before and been lauged at with the #3 and #4 shooters. I give them all the opportunity to prove their light load moxy and have yet to be taken up on it. Go stand at 30 yards and let me shoot you in the face with my 7 1/2 girly load. If you are afraid it may kill you I'm thinking it would do more damage to a 2lb bird.
I've heard it all before and been lauged at with the #3 and #4 shooters. I give them all the opportunity to prove their light load moxy and have yet to be taken up on it. Go stand at 30 yards and let me shoot you in the face with my 7 1/2 girly load. If you are afraid it may kill you I'm thinking it would do more damage to a 2lb bird.
Not saying that 7 1/2's don't work.....I just like the puch of 4's or 5's
10-15-2009, 06:55 AM
#38
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: West Bend, WI
Posts: 358
The guy likes 4's and you like 7's. I like 6's because I THINK they shoot better out of my gun and I like a few more pellets in my pattern. Eventually, we'll all be slinging steel and then we can bitch about that. I shoot 4's in steel where I have too.
Who gives a $hit what the other guy likes...someone asked for an opinion. You guys are acting like a bunch of f-ing ladies...
Who gives a $hit what the other guy likes...someone asked for an opinion. You guys are acting like a bunch of f-ing ladies...
10-15-2009, 01:56 PM
#39
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 17
The guy likes 4's and you like 7's. I like 6's because I THINK they shoot better out of my gun and I like a few more pellets in my pattern. Eventually, we'll all be slinging steel and then we can bitch about that. I shoot 4's in steel where I have too.
Who gives a $hit what the other guy likes...someone asked for an opinion. You guys are acting like a bunch of f-ing ladies...
Who gives a $hit what the other guy likes...someone asked for an opinion. You guys are acting like a bunch of f-ing ladies...
10-22-2009, 06:47 PM
#40
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 221
I have used them all #71/2 to #4 using the same 12 ga. gun with full choke, and I settled on #5. I find that most of the time, there's hardly any pellets spoiling the meat.
Having a good retriever helps also.
Lately I've been using a 20 ga. single modifed choke and I find #4 works for that better. I even have to wait and shoot later as the gun points really fast being very light.
Having a good retriever helps also.
Lately I've been using a 20 ga. single modifed choke and I find #4 works for that better. I even have to wait and shoot later as the gun points really fast being very light.
