There's a $150 Remington rebate on a case of this stuff putting a case of 12 ga. 3.5" #2s or 4s at $230. What do you recommend for ducks & geese? We've used 4s before and smacked them, but I'm thinking 2s would be a tad better for them big honkers and would be a better compromise...

IMO the #4 load is the best

I use 3" , #4 , 1 3/8 oz load

I tested it on Gaint Canadians at 60 yds a few weeks ago
With 9 hits in the body and several more thru the wings and neck

IMO The #2 load might be better for just geese , if you plan on pass shooting at looooong range

I shot a Yote the other night as it atacked a goose decoy
It was 75 - 80 yds away and the #4 HD put it down

Didn't open the yote up to see how far the shot penatrated


I used a few #6 HD loads on ducks
Total murder

I have 1 guy that hunts geese with me that usesthe 2 3/4" #6 on geese with good results
But He picks his shots and lets the geese decoy



John

Thanks, what you said is the general consesus through the research I've done. #4s it is! Thanks again.

thats a sweet deal. It sells for 39 bucks for 10 rounds here.

Why would you want to be shooting geese or ducks at 60 yards?

If he's killing them, why not?

Because if you can reach out and kill geese at 60 yards; there is no challenge. I'm trying to understand the enjoyment.

hitting a bird at 60 is a pretty big challenge.

There's no challenge in killing a goose at 60 yards with a shotgun? Last time I went goose hunting I thought it was a pretty good challenge to kill them at 30 yards, let alone 60. Hey, to each his own.

Hitting a quail at 60 yards my hats off, but a canada goose? Give me a break.