Hareshunting
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Going to Arkansas after Christmas. Will be shooting #2's. What shells would you recommend or to stay away from?
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What shells would you recommend?
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Duckbuster82
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Lead
Long Cut
Senior Member
Go pattern a few or buy the cheapest shells you can get. Cupped in ducks won't know if it was a $.50 shell or $2...
DRBugman85
Senior Member
I wish.My Shot Shell of choice.are Winchester Drylok Supreme HV 3 inch, 1 1/4 #2 @1450 fps.There the best I've found for any and all ducks a little pricey but that's my opinion. Its as deadly as lead #4 was back in the day.I shoot about a case and 1/2 a year and they hammer in my 870 with a improved cylinder choke.
chase870
Possum Sox
Ill shoot anything but my preference is a 11/4oz load of #2's at 1450 I mostly shoot challenger shells
Quackmasterofgeorgia
Senior Member
B&P are about the cheapest, and they have hammered each duck I've shot this year, no miss fires. So in my opinion I'd say they're the best cheap shells. High dollar favorite is blindside. Least favorite is Kent because it ain't fun having gun powder hit you in the face and eyes, close second would be the cheap winchesters because of the pattern from my gun.
obadiah
Senior Member
I agree with the earlier post. Anything should be good for decoying birds. My preference is 3” 1 3/8 oz #2. I like the Kents and have tried some Rios too.
king killer delete
Moderator
Wait I have killed a ton of ducks with lead. Just not recently.
king killer delete
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The young ones just dont understand the birds you and I killed with lead #4
I like Kent #3's myself. Plenty of killin' power and better spread than #2's. I only use #2's on divers.
Duckbuster82
Senior Member
Funny, I went by cabelas before the first season, and all the #4 and #5 lead was sold out. There was shelves full of i guess there was a lot of pheasant around that week.
krazybronco2
Senior Member
there was a big pheasant shoot in Thompson/Dearing area on the 25th.
DRBugman85
Senior Member
AMEN BROTHER.. AA hull,Blue dot powder,AA red wad and 11/2 Oz of lead #4 was a bad duck killer.I reloaded a many a shell back in the day Mec 600 Jr still have it put back in the old shop.40 yards was a DEAD DUCK.I miss the day we shot lead but Winchester Supremes are as close as I seen to them.
king killer delete
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I did exactly the same thing with 29 grains of Hercules Blue dot
king killer delete
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I shoot Kents to and like them. They do work good on divers.
DRBugman85
Senior Member
That my friend smacked big ducks...
Same here, but I preferred #5 shot. Make a many of floating feather wads with these loads!
tgw925
Senior Member
Depends on how you're hunting. In the woods I shoot 2 3/4" 7's, in the fields I use 2 3/4" 4's and sometimes 3" 4's. Any cheap load is just as good as the best, dead is dead. Xperts will get the job done every time. Also, no steel load will EVER be as good as lead #4's.
DRBugman85
Senior Member
I like them more dead $35,000 in hunting equipment why skimp on quality shotgun shells.
$35,000 in hunting equipment why skimp on quality shotgun shells.
