waterfowl loads
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2006
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waterfowl loads
i was thinking about spendin' the extra bucks on the lead alternatives this year, besides steel. i got a nova 12ga. i been seein' that alot of the nontoxic recomend a nitro proofed barrel.all i plan on usin' is the chokes the gun came with, and the 28" barrel. i aint gonna shoot anything out of the full choke, but the bismuth site i was at said i could. (i thought bismuth was brittle, and didn't penitrate well). i went to the benelli website, and nothing about nitro barrels was mentioned. 'geuss my question is, what can't i shoot out of this gun?
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MN USA
Posts: 1,392
RE: waterfowl loads
I think you can shot any non-toxic shot out of it as long as you keep the choke to modified or more open (e.g. IC). I'm coming around to the point that it's best not to over choke for most birds we typically hunt.
I go with faster hevi steel or tungsten for heavily feather northern ducks and geese. But I've shot plenty of ducks with straight steel 1 1/4 oz + faster the better for me. Each finds what works best for them the way they shot and the shotgun.
Try patterning several different loads and chokes at distants you think you'll likely to shoot most at and it'll give you
I go with faster hevi steel or tungsten for heavily feather northern ducks and geese. But I've shot plenty of ducks with straight steel 1 1/4 oz + faster the better for me. Each finds what works best for them the way they shot and the shotgun.
Try patterning several different loads and chokes at distants you think you'll likely to shoot most at and it'll give you