What Ammo

Upland4Ever

Upland4Ever

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What in your eyes is a good ammo, that doesn't just wing your rooster. But doesn't tear it up. a good shell that you always use bird hunting?
 
Personally I like Federal Premium's Prairie Storm. If I'm not shooting Prairie Storm, I'm shooting something else made by Federal Premium.
 
Anything in the 3/4-1oz, 7.5-5, and 1200-1300fps range that patterns well.:cheers:

B&P mostly out of my 28ga and Winchester's out of the 20ga but I'll shoot anything.
 
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this year I will be using primarily steel. I plan on doing some hunting in waterfowl areas that require it, and i have a ton of it in the safe.
 
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I was all set to pull the trigger on a mec reloader to load 16s, but I found out that recob in prairie du sac, wi sells cases of Winchester and federal shells for 7.29 a box. It's only a short drive for me so ill go that route instead. It would be forever before I could recoup the investment of a reloader at 6.50 a box. I'll shoot fiochii 5s and federal 6s this fall in SD for pheasants, and buy shells for trap.
 
In ammo I like 308 kates or 50 cal in a barrett. LOL:D This subject has been beat to death on this site. It's a matter of preference and any thing that goes BOOM, will work.:thumbsup: Arkive The guns and ammo forum and any Question about ammo will be covered.:cheers:
 
jmac said:
In ammo I like 308 kates or 50 cal in a barrett. LOL:D This subject has been beat to death on this site. It's a matter of preference and any thing that goes BOOM, will work.:thumbsup: Arkive The guns and ammo forum and any Question about ammo will be covered.:cheers:
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This has been talked about on here? :D

I am a golden pheasant guy myself

I must be a p#ssy, cause after one box of those prairie storms in my ultra light benelli i said uncle
 
I don't recall a discussion about bird ammunition. What size shot do you think is best?!?:p
 
Thrasher said:
I don't recall a discussion about bird ammunition. What size shot do you think is best?!?:p
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The question is actually confusing. He asks what kind of shell, but one that doesn't tear the bird up. :confused: Really doesn't matter to me, I am such a crappy shot I don't ever shoot them up too bad. If I do manage to get one on the ground, my worthless dog will find one once and awhile:D
 
Come on Tom, that ol' mutt probably couldn't find a tame quail if I put him on the biggest covey in California. :D My dogs may have worms but at least they know how to hunt by the flags.:cheers:
 
carptom1 said:
Really doesn't matter to me, I am such a crappy shot I don't ever shoot them up too bad. If I do manage to get one on the ground, my worthless dog will find one once and awhile:D
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I hear ya. I am afraid to go out dove hunting again. I might loose what little shooting confidence I still have!! Miserable performance on my part.
 
Brand choice is a crap shoot and you will get several "choices" given to you on the forum. I have found that I knock down just as many birds with 7.5 as I do 5's. The 7.5 are less damaging to the meat but your picking 1/3 more lead out, 5's = less lead more damage...6's well there you go? Good luck with your choice. You might use the search function just to check the site for more information.
 
that is the only thing that worries me about using steel........finding the BBs....with my teeth! hopefully no dentist bills in my future.



and lead just tastes better. :cool:
 
shot shells

i have talked to a bunch of pheasant in my life, most of them don't like any of the choices. if you are carrying a cannon like a 12 ga. then 6's are pretty good but if you are on the smaller stuff, use smaller shot, in a 20 ga. # 7 is perfect and for us really capable guys that use a real gun like a 28 ga. 7.5's are the ticket. if you don't like blondes, get a life. ordered a new aya from cablea's and it took them 9 days just to put it in the mail, we are talking pretty big bucks and they just took their sweet xxxxx time like they had the money and that was it. maybe later this week but by then the dove will all have moved out

cheers
 
carptom1 said:
The question is actually confusing. He asks what kind of shell, but one that doesn't tear the bird up. :confused: Really doesn't matter to me, I am such a crappy shot I don't ever shoot them up too bad. If I do manage to get one on the ground, my worthless dog will find one once and awhile:D
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We must be twins:cheers:
 
mustistuff said:
i have talked to a bunch of pheasant in my life, most of them don't like any of the choices. if you are carrying a cannon like a 12 ga. then 6's are pretty good but if you are on the smaller stuff, use smaller shot, in a 20 ga. # 7 is perfect and for us really capable guys that use a real gun like a 28 ga. 7.5's are the ticket. if you don't like blondes, get a life. ordered a new aya from cablea's and it took them 9 days just to put it in the mail, we are talking pretty big bucks and they just took their sweet xxxxx time like they had the money and that was it. maybe later this week but by then the dove will all have moved out

cheers
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So you must be in the 55 or older club using a 28ga....I hear them cannons get heavy with age. LOL
Give me a cannon with GF or PS #5.
 
kick them up said:
We must be twins:cheers:
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You know it is funny, when I was a youngster shooting the old model 37 20 gauge I shot nothing but #6 cheapo wally world shells. I don't remember crippling many. Then I got in my twenties, still shooting cheapo shells still with good luck. Then I decided in my thirties that I needed to go to something like golden fiocchi's or something similar. Still shoot pretty well I guess. I whiff cleanly today. They are either missed, or dead. I don't shoot at birds over 35-40 yards for the most part. ( and yes I know how far that is). I guess what I am saying is if you are constantly wounding birds that are not recoverd, it probably has more to do with either shot selection or needing a better dog. Changing shells is probably not going to change that.
 
Well said carptom. Bottom line is, if you are not a good shot there isn't a gun or shell that will help you. I think a lot of guys try to make up for being a crappy shot by buying different guns and/or shooting bigger shells. I've always prided myself in being a pretty good shot. Oh, I have my days of misses but overall I don't miss a lot. Give me any shotgun, 20 ga. or larger, with some standard #6 shot loads and I'll consistently harvest more pheasants than most guys in the field. But then I've been shooting pheasants for 57 years.
 
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