Dove Guns/Shells
#4
RE: Dove Guns/Shells
I use a Remington 1100 with Remington Sure-Shot Heavy Dove #6. I am not real picky about the brand of ammo, but I usually have much better luck with #6 than with #7 1/2 or #8. Goes out a little further and penetrates a little better. However, this weekend I didn't see any birds to shoot at, so I killed some clays. It is going to take another cold snap or two to move some birds in my direction.
#5
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 70
RE: Dove Guns/Shells
Franchi Veloce 20ga with 7 1/2 Federal or Winchester loads.
Stalker I bought some of the Winchester Super Speed loads at Walmart and was not impressed. I'll use them up for trap shooting and will go back to the Federal premium for the field.
North Tex The birds should be in Texas soon. They seemed to have left Washington on Saturday night.
Stalker I bought some of the Winchester Super Speed loads at Walmart and was not impressed. I'll use them up for trap shooting and will go back to the Federal premium for the field.
North Tex The birds should be in Texas soon. They seemed to have left Washington on Saturday night.
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: A flat lander lost in the mountains of Northern,AZ
Posts: 3,171
RE: Dove Guns/Shells
I prefer my Mossberg 500A but currently waiting on a new magazine tube for it, So this season I am using my Mossberg 835. As for shells I reload both Federal gold medal and winchester AA hulls in the federal hulls I have 2 loadings one is a lighter load pushing 1 1/8 ounce of #6 or #7.5 shot at 1200 fps my other loading is 1 1/4 ounce of #6 shot at 1220 fps ( my specialty load when the birds are keeping their distance) In the winchester AA hulls I have 2 loadings one is a experiment that exceeds and outpeforms the winchester super speed shells pushes 7/8 ounce of #7.5 shot at 1400 fps the other is for the faster low flying birds helps with not having to put to much of a lead on the bird even at range of 40 yards the needed lead is quite minimal about one bird length, this load pushes 1 1/8 ounce of #7.5 or #8 shot at 1585 fps. Everyone good luck and have lots of fun hope you all get your bag limit.
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: A flat lander lost in the mountains of Northern,AZ
Posts: 3,171
RE: Dove Guns/Shells
I'll be using my Rizinni Aurum Classic 20 ga and Fiocchi VIP loads, this year. I never shoot that Wal-mart cheap loads.
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 3,913
RE: Dove Guns/Shells
Kind of rough on a guy for not shooting the walmart shells, aren't we? I shoot a cheap shotgun and I don't even use the cheap shells in it. Personal preference. Ease up a tad. No one said they were inferior. I just don't buy anything at Walmart that I can buy somewhere else, regardless if it costs a little more.