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.20 gauage for ducks?
Any of you guys use a .20 gauage for ducks? If so what gun & shot size do you prefer?
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RE: .20 gauage for ducks?
My wife uses a Rem 870 in 20g for ducks.She shoots 3" #4s
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RE: .20 gauage for ducks?
i use an 1187 20ga for woodducks and teal 3in 4s have shot heavy shot also in 71/2s.
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RE: .20 gauage for ducks?
Ok thanks,so it is doable!
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20 gauage for ducks?
I use a 20 gauage double barrell and it always shoots good.
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RE: 20 gauage for ducks?
One of my partners on my duck club shoots nothing but a 20 guage. He shoots 3" 4s. There is also a club just north of Sacramento, a very good duck club, that only allows 20 gauges, NO 12 guage guns at all on that club.
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RE: 20 gauage for ducks?
I use to shoot a 20 ga. for ducks now i use a 12. i would shoot 3" #4
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RE: 20 gauage for ducks?
20 gauge will put em down without a problem.. i would also use 3 or 4s
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RE: 20 gauage for ducks?
I shoot a Beretta 391 20 gauge. My girlfriend shoots a 390 20gauge. We have shot both ducks and geese with them. We keep our shots inside 40 yards.... no issues.
I like Hevi-shot #4s for geese. Even for decoying geese with the 20 like an Improved Modified choke tube. For ducks, Kent Fast Steel 3" 7/8oz of #2 or #3 at 1550fps. I like the Light mod choke in my gun, Rebecca shoots an IC. |
RE: 20 gauage for ducks?
ORIGINAL: SwampCollie I shoot a Beretta 391 20 gauge. My girlfriend shoots a 390 20gauge. We have shot both ducks and geese with them. We keep our shots inside 40 yards.... no issues. I like Hevi-shot #4s for geese. Even for decoying geese with the 20 like an Improved Modified choke tube. For ducks, Kent Fast Steel 3" 7/8oz of #2 or #3 at 1550fps. I like the Light mod choke in my gun, Rebecca shoots an IC. |
RE: 20 gauage for ducks?
I hunt with a friend who hunts only with an old rem 1100 lightweight 20ga and he has no trouble keepin up just keeps his shots reasonable inside 35 yards or so. Hell of a teal gun too!
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The 20 ga has long been rated an underdog when it comes to waterfowl. I hunt with a group of guys that all they use are 12's, while I usually shoot a 20. It still surprises them today that a 20 hangs right there with them.
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RE: 20 gauage for ducks?
I now have a wonderful 12gauge but i used to use 20 gauge's and i use 3in. #2's and sometimes #4's
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RE: 20 gauage for ducks?
i use my mossberg bolt action for ducks i know its a slug gun but it shoots pretty good groups at 30 yards i use 3 inch #2 shots
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My girlfriend has a 20 ga savage that she takes with us....I don't know about the #4 hevishot seems a little light for geese she uses either 3 in #1 or 2's and has no problem with them...she also has it choked full so its a tight pattern at 30-40 yards
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RE: 20 gauage for ducks?
Heh, any of you guys on your thread heard about the wind meter that the deer hunter downloaded on his I phone?
They say it actually works. I think he paid 3 bucks for it. Crazy! Rob |
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