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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ New to the forum and back to the 16 |
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Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:31 am
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Hello everyone,
I was recently convinced to get into 16s, (my second time around) so I bought a late 40s Ithaca 37 on gunbroker. Just wanted to introduce myself and at the same time see what shells are working best for pheasant. I'm used to shooting 1-1/4oz #4s in my 12ga guns. Typical duck & pheasant loads. |
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Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:48 am
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 9464
Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Hello Ericb
WELCOME on your FIRST posting
Most any #5 lead load of 1 ounce or higher
will fill the bill for most pheasant situations
Mike |
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Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:15 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Eric,
I always recommend the Fiocchi Golden Pheasant loads, #5 work great.
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man |
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Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:53 pm
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
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Location: Hudson,Wy
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Welcome aboard. I load my own pheasant fodder and find that 1 1/8 oz. of #5 at mid velocities does everything I could ever expect a 16 ga. to do. |
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Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:00 pm
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Thanks. I’m looking forward to getting out this fall and hope to be able to post a pic of my gun with some pheasants. |
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Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:13 pm
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Joined: 01 Oct 2007
Posts: 962
Location: Minnesota
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Pine Creek/Dave wrote: |
Eric,
I always recommend the Fiocchi Golden Pheasant loads, #5 work great.
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man
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Those work well for me as well.
But if you reload, a 1 1/8 ounce load of hard 5 or 6 shot at 1250-1350 will work very well. |
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