wingseek

We use nothing but HeviShot Duck and HeviMetal shells in our
NE Arkansas operations. For large ducks (mallards, pintails)
we like #2's and for the small ducks 3's and 4's....

thelukai1100

I use 7.5 shot for Pheasant,Rabbit,Grouse and woodcock.
7.5 is very versitle around here, A little under powered for pheasant but I don't get shots much over 20-30 yards anyways.
For ducks and geese I use #2, But I don't "hunt" geese I only shoot one if I Jump one (I mostly Jump shoot ducks) and I make sure its within 30 yards or I don't shoot.

CaptainA

All small game (Rabbit, Squirrel, Grouse, Dove) I use a 870 16 gauge with either #6 or #7.5. Im just getting into Duck hunting but my friend whose an avid Duck hunter shots 3 in Steel through his 11-87 with a modified choke and doesnt miss very many and cripples even fewer

wingseek

The HeviMetal shells were extremely good to us this past season.
We hunt in heavily pressured areas in the middle of the MS Flyway and at times the birds do get spooky...

coolds

We in Russia for duck hunting, use shot number 5. And for hunting geese shot number from 3 to 00, and for the distant shots katrech use. Steel shot and we did not shoot anybody, only use lead shot. When choosing a ammunition I sometimes guided by this link http://www.glavpatron.ru/select.php?l=1