Goose load

• Oct 15, 2017

• #1

PopPop

Gone But Not Forgotten

I am thinking about doing a little Canada Goose hunting/shooting.I'll be shooting a Benelli M1, no calls or decoys. They fly over my house every morning and evening and I would just like to try one or two for the table. I will certainly check and comply with the regulations.
What loads and chokes are recommended and what range to limit to?

 

• Oct 15, 2017

• #2

mizzippi jb

Welcome back.

BB loads are the best. Are you gonna try to pass shoot them? When decoying, I like a more open choke. But if you're trying to pass shoot, maybe a modified. Any tighter, you may blow the pattern or damage the barrel with the tight choke and steel shot

 

• Oct 15, 2017

• #3

Barebowyer

Senior Member

X2 on the modified choke and some BBs. I just killed many of them last week with that combo....#2s are fine and even #3s will do the trick when decoying close. I just shot the Browning BDX loads in #3 last week on the water and was extremely impressed as to how they folded up the geese(greaters too!). I think BBs and a modified will be your best for the pass shooting! Good luck!

 

• Oct 16, 2017

• #4

PopPop

Gone But Not Forgotten

Thanks guys.

 

• Oct 26, 2017

• #5

Uptonongood

Senior Member

Take an hour and go pattern your gun with several chokes. It will help you in figuring your effective pattern at the range you plan to shoot.

 

• Nov 3, 2017

• #6

BigSwole

Senior Member

If your pass shooting geese, I would def recommend BB in 3 or 3.5"

Also this is probably a legitimate time for an extended range choke. You want to crumple them when you hit them, if you just hit them with a couple BBs they can and will sail for hundred + yards. Then you'll just be wounding them and lowering your chances of recovering them.

Code black goose and kent 3" BBs did well in my remington. I haven't bought an extended range choke for my benelli bc factory mod has been all I've needed. Bt if I was pass shooting geese again I'd probably look into that again.

 

• Nov 4, 2017

• #7

chase870

Possum Sox

1 3/8 Oz of BBB 1550 fps is absolute death to a goose

 

• Nov 4, 2017

• #8

Mexican Squealer

Senior Member

always got some 2's or BBB's for the special belly's.

 

• Nov 4, 2017

• #9

LOVEMYLABXS

Senior Member

I pretty much just shoot Kent 3" # 1s out of my 870 for ducks and geese and do ok. Bu then I do like decoying them in close and shooting them in the face .....