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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Size 7 shot |
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Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:29 am
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| Cold Iron wrote: |
That was some great shooting Dave, congrats! Haven't seen Larry in about 4 years but a sure bet to get him to show is a SxS 
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I don't think Larry has missed this shoot in the 15-16 years we've ran it. One year we had teal green skies and a tornado warning when we were at about the farthest point out on the course. During the pounding rain I squeezed in an old wooden trap house the size of an outhouse with Larry and 3 other guys. We still laugh about that! |
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Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:07 pm
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Joined: 08 Aug 2011
Posts: 1946
Location: Central CT
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I have used 1 1/8 oz. of #7 (instead of 6's) when there are quail around as well as pheasant. I never experienced any lost birds because of using #7 on either pheasants or grouse.
I must admit that most of those shots were 30 yards and under.
I believe that shot size effectiveness has a lot more to do with shot placement, rather than anything else.
If you are killing your birds up front, smaller sizes work just fine. If you depend on body shots than a bit larger pellet will be a better choice.
My 2 cents YMMV. |
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Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:44 am
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Joined: 06 Oct 2007
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Location: West MI
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| BigCreekMI wrote: |
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If I had to choose one size shot for my upland hunting (grouse, woodcock and now, regrettably only preserve pheasants; it would be #7. Were I in SD it would be my 1st shot followed by 5 or 6 for wild birds.
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Adding Whaaabit's to the list, +1 |
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Sorry, I'm a Duck Hunter so shouldn't be held strictly responsible for my actions between Oct 1st and ice up. |
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