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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Herters pheasant loads |
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Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:04 pm
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Location: Idaho
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| Anyone used the Herters 1 1/8 oz. #5 pheasant load on birds yet? |
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Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:32 pm
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I have used both the 1 1/8 oz 5s and 7 1/2s. They have significantly more recoil than the 1 oz loads as expected. I have been pleased with both loads but would not shoot them through my 100 yr old Elsie or Fox. I bought a full case of both for hunting loads as they seem to be a bargain to me (20 boxes to a case for those of us who are old enough to remember what a case of shells really is). I have shot a few bobwhites with the 7 1/2s which is definitely overkill.
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Thu Jan 14, 2016 5:06 pm
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Thanks, looking to shoot then through my Citori. I remember 20 box cases as well  . |
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Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:10 pm
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| The 9/8 oz 5s have done very , very well for me as a first barrel load for me this year , with Fiocchi Golden Pheasant as a second shot . Sadly , I must admit I had to go to a second shot a few times this year , but that was on me , not the shotgun shells |
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Thu Mar 03, 2016 5:40 pm
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| I cut one open and the #5 shot measured .110 which is our #6. |
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