What steel shot size?
12-02-2005, 10:01 AM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: What steel shot size?
Your Dad can shoot Kent Impact tungsten matrix, or Bismuth through the Browning just fine. Then you would not have to change shells. Shoot #5's for the pheasants and the ducks. I shoot a 1940's vintage Winchester Model 12 and have for 34 years, hopefully will forever. My Dad also shoots a Belgian Browning and my uncle a Model 12.These loads function as well as lead and fine to use in these guns.
12-02-2005, 11:19 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 2,862
RE: What steel shot size?
I shoot all Kent Faststeel #2s for everything from pheasants to ducks to geese. When I am waterfowling I am over decoys and my shots are rarely more than 20 yards, have yet to cripple a goose and loose them.
OH ya - when it comes to steel shot, speed kills. Buy the fastest loads you can find. I shoot a Benelli with an IC choke (which is a mod with steel).
OH ya - when it comes to steel shot, speed kills. Buy the fastest loads you can find. I shoot a Benelli with an IC choke (which is a mod with steel).
12-09-2005, 12:05 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Olympia, WA 98502
Posts: 299
RE: What steel shot size?
For what it's worth my adult son & I shoot our limit of ducks with 20GA pump guns!
When using steel we shoot Kent FastSteel®; #3's up the spout, #2's in the tube. These loads are only 7/8 oz but they are going 1550fps. We have no trouble killing ducks at 40yds with few cripples.
We also use Remington® HeviShot #5 & 6 shot. With these loads we are good to 50 yds. Shooting HeviShot we have ZERO CRIPPLES; they hit the water GRAVEYARD DEAD!
When using steel we shoot Kent FastSteel®; #3's up the spout, #2's in the tube. These loads are only 7/8 oz but they are going 1550fps. We have no trouble killing ducks at 40yds with few cripples.
We also use Remington® HeviShot #5 & 6 shot. With these loads we are good to 50 yds. Shooting HeviShot we have ZERO CRIPPLES; they hit the water GRAVEYARD DEAD!
12-15-2005, 04:07 AM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Estill Springs TN USA
Posts: 270
RE: What steel shot size?
Hey dawei, what choke were you using with the 20 ga kent? I recently took a friend of mine who doesn't duck hunt and I let him borrow my 12 while I used my wife's 20 with #2 kents and a full choke. The ducks were coming in that morning like they were on a string, he limited out and I never killed the first one. We were shooting 30 yards and less while there was one he had shot I was walking out to get that flew up when I was about 15 yards from it I shot it again and it fell but got right back up. I couldn't figure out if I wasn't hitting em or if the shells were not man enough to get the job done. I thought it was the shells until I read your post.
12-16-2005, 07:35 AM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Olympia, WA 98502
Posts: 299
RE: What steel shot size?
ORIGINAL: fantail
Hey dawei, what choke were you using with the 20 ga kent? I recently took a friend of mine who doesn't duck hunt and I let him borrow my 12 while I used my wife's 20 with #2 kents and a full choke. The ducks were coming in that morning like they were on a string, he limited out and I never killed the first one. We were shooting 30 yards and less while there was one he had shot I was walking out to get that flew up when I was about 15 yards from it I shot it again and it fell but got right back up. I couldn't figure out if I wasn't hitting em or if the shells were not man enough to get the job done. I thought it was the shells until I read your post.
Hey dawei, what choke were you using with the 20 ga kent? I recently took a friend of mine who doesn't duck hunt and I let him borrow my 12 while I used my wife's 20 with #2 kents and a full choke. The ducks were coming in that morning like they were on a string, he limited out and I never killed the first one. We were shooting 30 yards and less while there was one he had shot I was walking out to get that flew up when I was about 15 yards from it I shot it again and it fell but got right back up. I couldn't figure out if I wasn't hitting em or if the shells were not man enough to get the job done. I thought it was the shells until I read your post.
