dvegas
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A thread from 2006 is resurrected. How does this actually happen?
The Good Ol Days...LEAD SHOT!!
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Aunt Betty
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If you start threads and ask questions eventually there's a guy that rubs in the fact that there are already 15 honeybee threads so you bump a 15 or 20 year old one.
Double-edged sword. Kills both ways.
New member digging up an old thread.
SkolMNDuckHunter
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At the price of today's shells, just shoot em and pay the fine.
dvegas
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Great non response while putting info not pertinent to the topic and hand. But that is what you specialize in…If you start threads and ask questions eventually there's a guy that rubs in the fact that there are already 15 honeybee threads so you bump a 15 or 20 year old one.
Double-edged sword. Kills both ways.
Pot, meet kettle
h2ofwlr
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3" lead 1 & 5/8 oz of 2 shot for geese
2.75" Peter's Blue magic, 1.5 oz of lead 5 shot hand load for ducks. I killed a lot of divers skirting the spread at 45 yds with those 5's
I wonder if Dave (wd26) will now visit this page
I know him, he's come a LONG ways as a hunter and as a man the last 16 yrs since he started this topic.
2.75" Peter's Blue magic, 1.5 oz of lead 5 shot hand load for ducks. I killed a lot of divers skirting the spread at 45 yds with those 5's
I wonder if Dave (wd26) will now visit this page
I know him, he's come a LONG ways as a hunter and as a man the last 16 yrs since he started this topic.
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goosehunter64
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In certain spots that were less then 25 yards for ducks
Low brass 2 3/4, 1 1/8 oz #6 IMC
Anywhere other then that 2 3/4
1 1/8oz #5 or #4's
It could also be 1 1/4oz of #4's, #2's low or high brass nickle or copper plated.
Didn't shoot at many geese and I never had a 3" gun until 86 and I don't think I had a shot at a goose until some time in the 90s.
I kept things simple and the birds close.
I could have taken longer shots but I like to work the birds close and wasn't very confident of a shot over 30-35 yards.
I'll be very honest...after we switched over to steel in 97
I had more cripples with lead and I still stand behind that.
When we switched to steel...I used high brass #3's and #4's in 1 1 1/8oz or 1 1/4oz in 2 3/4
I only then switched to all 3" because I was getting tired switching for the short loads to 3"
It really doesn't matter what you shoot at them....if you don't hit them well, you'll miss or crippl'em.....
If given the chance to shoot lead again...I wouldn't use it for many various reasons.
Low brass 2 3/4, 1 1/8 oz #6 IMC
Anywhere other then that 2 3/4
1 1/8oz #5 or #4's
It could also be 1 1/4oz of #4's, #2's low or high brass nickle or copper plated.
Didn't shoot at many geese and I never had a 3" gun until 86 and I don't think I had a shot at a goose until some time in the 90s.
I kept things simple and the birds close.
I could have taken longer shots but I like to work the birds close and wasn't very confident of a shot over 30-35 yards.
I'll be very honest...after we switched over to steel in 97
I had more cripples with lead and I still stand behind that.
When we switched to steel...I used high brass #3's and #4's in 1 1 1/8oz or 1 1/4oz in 2 3/4
I only then switched to all 3" because I was getting tired switching for the short loads to 3"
It really doesn't matter what you shoot at them....if you don't hit them well, you'll miss or crippl'em.....
If given the chance to shoot lead again...I wouldn't use it for many various reasons.
