shot shells
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: NW Ohio , 5 min from Ottawa National / Magee Marsh
Posts: 2,051
RE: shot shells
YES I use Hevi shot and Rem HD
But I use it spairingly
I mainly use it for geese that will not decoy ( #4 in either )
But use some #7 and #6 for ducks for the 3 shot
I also use #4 HD in a 20 gau for the Neice and Nefue
As for holding up
With the right choke , both HD and Hevi will kill geese past any ethical range you should be shooting
I have shot other peoples crippled geese at 80 yds and cleanly killed them
But I know how to shoot that far and I had the corect choke in , it is way to tight for normal work
John
But I use it spairingly
I mainly use it for geese that will not decoy ( #4 in either )
But use some #7 and #6 for ducks for the 3 shot
I also use #4 HD in a 20 gau for the Neice and Nefue
As for holding up
With the right choke , both HD and Hevi will kill geese past any ethical range you should be shooting
I have shot other peoples crippled geese at 80 yds and cleanly killed them
But I know how to shoot that far and I had the corect choke in , it is way to tight for normal work
John
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2004
Location: carroll, IA/ Mountain Home AFB
Posts: 175
RE: shot shells
I am not a huge fan of federal ammo but I tried out the black cloud's the other day and i was very impressed. The five ducks i used them on died before they hit the water no cripples or sporty ducks at all. I usualy shot the xperts and have to use a second or third shot to finish the deal but not with the black clouds. give them a try and at 20 bucks for 25 shells they are a little easer on the wallet.
#7
RE: shot shells
I've noticed that the different loads suck equally.. With the pure amount of shells I shoot due to hunting 3 days a week, I could not possibly afford to load up on HDs and all that.... I just shoot 3.5 inch winchester loads from wally world...
#9
RE: shot shells
ORIGINAL: springerDIVA
We really have had great sucess with the Winchester Xpert....but there's a lot of good shells out there.
Center of the pattern is deadly!
We really have had great sucess with the Winchester Xpert....but there's a lot of good shells out there.
Center of the pattern is deadly!
i use them two and am very happy wit them but i was wanting something for birds that are out there about 70 yrds