What shot size????

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Re: What shot size????

Postby msbigdawg1234 » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:43 pm

3in BB u either miss or kill no cripple
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Re: What shot size????

Postby JFW2006 » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:09 pm

estate 3 1/2" BB's and a full choke...i like my ducks already plucked when i pick em up
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Re: What shot size????

Postby adame » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:19 pm

[quote="JFW2006"]estate 3 1/2" BB's and a full choke...i like my ducks already plucked when i pick em up[/quote]

i did that one a few times last year but with #2's i was pretty much speachless when the birds hit the water
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Re: What shot size????

Postby jebster » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:44 pm

Kent Fast Steel 3", 1 and 1/4 oz, #3's.
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Re: What shot size????

Postby 54 » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:47 pm

#4's is all you need
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Re: What shot size????

Postby BR549 » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:48 pm

1 1/2 oz copperclad 4's! Works every time!
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Re: What shot size????

Postby pntailhntr » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:21 am

Get-n-rite, all those shots and sizes are great, but please, those shots are great for them because that is what there gun shoots the best. Make sure you pattern your gun!!! VERY IMPORTANT in finding the right Shot and Size!! I shoot 2 3/4 or 3" #4's They shoot best out of my gun!

In my opinion, that 3 1/2 crap is just overkill. I would suggest the black cloud brand, VERY EXPENSIVE but i've seen that stuff do some CRAZY CHIT!!!
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Re: What shot size????

Postby msudawg8087 » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:25 am

jebster wrote:Kent Fast Steel 3", 1 and 1/4 oz, #3's.


would anybody else on here second the Kent Fast Steel? ive been eyein em in the bass pro catalog....
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Re: What shot size????

Postby Caller1 » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:56 am

#2's to bb for field hunting. #4 if shooting hevishot (i love hevi shot). #4 steel is like girl pee shooting passing shots. I hate steel. TOO MANY CRIPPLES. I have seen hundreds of birds knocked for a loop only to keep on flying. You shoot one with lead or hevishot and see what happens. You will move the bird out of his projected flight path. BOOM!
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Re: What shot size????

Postby hntrpat1 » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:11 am

4 or 3 early in the season then 1's when the big ducks are around.
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Re: What shot size????

Postby GET-N-RITE » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:16 am

pntailhntr wrote:Get-n-rite, all those shots and sizes are great, but please, those shots are great for them because that is what there gun shoots the best. Make sure you pattern your gun!!! VERY IMPORTANT in finding the right Shot and Size!! I shoot 2 3/4 or 3" #4's They shoot best out of my gun!

In my opinion, that 3 1/2 crap is just overkill. I would suggest the black cloud brand, VERY EXPENSIVE but i've seen that stuff do some CRAZY CHIT!!!


My gun doesn't shoot 3 1/2's and even if it did I wouldn't buy them. I probably should pattern my gun, but I haven't patterned it since I bought it and that was 12 years ago. So this weekend I am going to see what kind of pattern I am getting.

As for kents. I have shot them for 4 years and I haven't had any problems but I shoot an 870 SP, so not much can go wrong. I figure its like this. Let the birds Get Rite and it probably won’t matter what you shoot.
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Re: What shot size????

Postby driveby » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:38 am

4's, 5's and 6's in Hevi-Shot, just depends on what is on sale. I prefer the 6's. In steel I tend to lean toward #3's.
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Re: What shot size????

Postby tombstone » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:57 am

3" 4's
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Re: What shot size????

Postby Bama Duck » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:04 am

3" #3's. I also think 3 1/2" is a waste, since for the most part a 3" shell will pattern better.
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