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Monarch Light Dove Shotshells?
Posted on 8/31/15 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 8/31/15 at 3:59 pm
Anybody tried them? Just saw them at Academy, never seen them before.
LINK
1 oz. shot
7-1/2 shot size
1350 FPS
$4.99/box
Might give these a run this weekend.
LINK
1 oz. shot
7-1/2 shot size
1350 FPS
$4.99/box
Might give these a run this weekend.
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Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:02 pm to northern
I shot them for a sporting clay event a month ago and I liked them. Had no issues whatsoever.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:08 pm to northern
i have never been able to tell much of a difference in shells while dove hunting. normally just buy the cheapest box i can find.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:24 pm to northern
I went from a 1oz 7 1/2 shot to a 1 1/8oz 8 shot and improved my sporting clays score...take that fwiw. You pay a little more though.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:24 pm to northern
good price
Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:24 pm to northern
1-oz. 1350 ft/sec is not a light load (as relates to recoil).
A light 1-ounce load will be around 1200 ft/sec.
A light 1-ounce load will be around 1200 ft/sec.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:37 pm to northern
I just buy the cheapest shells I can find with 1 1/8oz in them
Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:38 pm to northern
1 1/8oz is a must for me when dove hunting
Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:49 pm to northern
Monarch is the Academy brand, right?
Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:56 pm to ForeverLSU02
quote:
Monarch is the Academy brand, right?
Yeah. I've used their brass target rounds in 9, .45, and .223 for shooting paper with no problems in the past. No experience with the shotshells though.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 5:03 pm to dawg23
quote:
1-oz. 1350 ft/sec is not a light load (as relates to recoil).
I tend to agree, just going by how they labeled it.
You think recoil will be comparable to a 1 1/8 oz load at ~1200-1250 FPS?
Posted on 8/31/15 at 5:31 pm to northern
Use something that has a speed equal to what you normally use so as not to mess up your lead.
I shoot a 20ga w/ 7/8 oz
I shoot a 20ga w/ 7/8 oz
This post was edited on 8/31/15 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:34 pm to northern
quote:
quote:
1-oz. 1350 ft/sec is not a light load (as relates to recoil).
quote:
I tend to agree, just going by how they labeled it.
You think recoil will be comparable to a 1 1/8 oz load at ~1200-1250 FPS?
I'm not sure -- but here's a link to an article that will come close to giving you an answer. LINK 1
You can also do the calculations yourself to compare various loads: LINK 2
Posted on 8/31/15 at 9:30 pm to northern
Ran a case through my 20 and bought another. No issues so far.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 9:44 pm to ccard257
Monarch is fine. But buying the cheapest can be risky. The problem I have seen and experienced is the brass expanding upon discharge and getting stuck. Never seen this happen with monarch, estate, federal, Remington, Winchester, even the super cheap speed loads. Having the best part of the dove shoot pass while you try to get a spent shell out will cure you from "cheapest available" when it is some brand you never heard of and can't rely upon.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 9:56 pm to Wavefan
Agreed. Tried rios last year and my gun hated those.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:24 pm to ccard257
quote:
Tried rios last year and my gun hated those.
My Cordoba does not like Rios either.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:32 pm to KingRanch
"1 1/8oz is a must for me when dove hunting"
+1
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 8:55 am
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:42 pm to Wavefan
3.5" BB for me. I like to see em go poof.
/I've shot them at skeet. They're fine. Might shoot some this weekend if that's all academy has.
/I've shot them at skeet. They're fine. Might shoot some this weekend if that's all academy has.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 11:35 pm to weagle99
My Franchi didn't cycle rios. I still have a few boxes of them that my 870 will eat though
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