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Pheasant hunting gauge?

Posted on 3/4/15 at 2:37 pm
Posted by DownSouthJukin
Coaching Changes Board
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 2:37 pm
I've been invited on a pheasant hunt in South Dakota this fall, which is a good excuse to buy a new shotgun.

What gauge do you use for these hardy birds?

12, 16, 20?

I've got my eye on a Belgium Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen right now... always wanted one.
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 2:41 pm to
we all shot 12's and 20's
Posted by eyepooted
Member since Jul 2010
5717 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 2:42 pm to
I love the old(real) A5s.
Great guns.

I have started really like the look of the new
side by side shotguns.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56485 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 2:46 pm to
Some days a 28 is more than you need when they are flushing in your face, others you go 12. If it were me, and I was looking for an excuse I would go with what I was wanting...for me it would be a Benelli Montefeltro 20 ga
Posted by TexasTiger
Katy TX
Member since Sep 2003
5325 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 3:05 pm to
have hunted them with 12 and 20 before, both get the job done.
Posted by ChatRabbit77
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
5861 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 3:11 pm to
I used a 20 the couple of times I went. My uncle goes often and he uses a Benelli Ultralight 28 gauge, he claims it is the best.
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 3:54 pm to
The 20ga Benelli Cordoba is the best auto gun for birds on the market.

I like the old A5, but it will feel like a boat anchor after lugging it around all day long in the field.
This post was edited on 3/4/15 at 3:55 pm
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
17749 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 4:13 pm to
16 is perrrrfect
This post was edited on 3/4/15 at 4:14 pm
Posted by CadesCove
Mounting the Woman
Member since Oct 2006
40828 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 4:45 pm to
quote:

I've got my eye on a Belgium Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen right now... always wanted one.


I've got my dad's. Best auto or pump bird gun I ever carried. Only thing I'd rather would be an O/U.
Posted by DonChowder
Sonoma County
Member since Dec 2012
9249 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 5:19 pm to
20. As always, your kill to miss ratio is directly related to shot placement.
Posted by BIG Texan
Texas
Member since Jun 2012
1598 posts
Posted on 3/4/15 at 6:02 pm to
If you are hunting over Dogs get a 20. Shoot light magnums in 5 or 6. I use a 28 and shoot win mags 1oz 5 and have no issues MOST of the time. You will want to throw that 16 into the weeds as they kick like a 12 and weigh the same. Weight is the issue as you might walk 5-6 miles in the AM.
You need dogs as if you shoot one far off you won't ever find it.

20 ga is plenty even for 40 yard shots, they ain't that tough really.

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