effective kill range?
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 16
effective kill range?
Maybe you guys can help, having a discussion with a buddy of mine on how farthe farthesteffective kill rangeis for ducks (mallards for the sake of argument)witha 12ga 2 3/4" #4's shell.With no wind. I'm curious what you guys think. I'll leave my buddy and my answer out for now.
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: NW Ohio , 5 min from Ottawa National / Magee Marsh
Posts: 2,051
RE: effective kill range?
2 things
How fastare these loads ?
As speed kills
Lets say for grinns they are 1400 fps
I would say 30 yds
But I would never use them past 25
There is always the golden BB
I have seen a goose fall stone dead from a load of #4 steel from 50 yards
It had 1 #4 in the throat ( non penatrated the chest more than 1/2" )
I have seen to many ducks fall dead 1/4 mile after a guy shot at them to use a load like that
But I do shoot a reload of 1 oz of #4 at 1600 fps
But I still use a max. of 30 yds and try to keep all my shots shorter than 25 yds
John
How fastare these loads ?
As speed kills
Lets say for grinns they are 1400 fps
I would say 30 yds
But I would never use them past 25
There is always the golden BB
I have seen a goose fall stone dead from a load of #4 steel from 50 yards
It had 1 #4 in the throat ( non penatrated the chest more than 1/2" )
I have seen to many ducks fall dead 1/4 mile after a guy shot at them to use a load like that
But I do shoot a reload of 1 oz of #4 at 1600 fps
But I still use a max. of 30 yds and try to keep all my shots shorter than 25 yds
John