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shotgun load and chokes
Posted on 10/1/14 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 12:40 pm
Taking my son squirrel hunting this weekend. What's the best shell size and choke combo? I have a 12 and he has a 20.
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Posted on 10/1/14 at 12:59 pm to LSUlefty
#6's with a tight choke to bust through the leaves still on the trees.
Just be careful and don't wound one ........ I heard they charge when only wounded....
Just be careful and don't wound one ........ I heard they charge when only wounded....
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:00 pm to LSUlefty
Full choke 6's for me
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:06 pm to KingRanch
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Full choke 6'
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:17 pm to LSUlefty
Full choke and 5s or 6s. High brass. If your son doesn't have a lot of experience shooting you may want to stick a modified in his gun.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:26 pm to LouisianaChessie
The only 20ga 6's I could find were the high velocity steel, but Academy had plenty of 7.5. Will that suffice with a full choke?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:06 pm to LSUlefty
I'd sidestep the steel shot.
I normally use .22 but for shotgun, I'd go with 5's if 6's can't be found.
I normally use .22 but for shotgun, I'd go with 5's if 6's can't be found.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:21 pm to upgrade
I've shot squirrel with steel shot. I noticed no difference between steel and lead when hunting squirrels. Ducks are obviously a different story.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:24 pm to KingRanch
I'm anti steel and only use it when required by law.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:24 pm to KingRanch
Double post
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:24 pm to upgrade
Posted on 10/1/14 at 3:25 pm to KingRanch
And triple post FTW 
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:27 pm to upgrade
What's the difference with the High Brass?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:31 pm to LSUlefty
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but Academy had plenty of 7.5. Will that suffice with a full choke?
7.5 might be too small for early season. You might get by it when the leaves have fallen.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:56 pm to LSUlefty
I use a full choke and #4 or 5 no matter what gauge I'm using. Preferably 4, and almost always out of a .410 if I use a shotgun.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 7:15 pm to LSUlefty
high brass 6 shot with a full choke would be my first choice...reach out and touch them...
fwiw, a shot size difference either way won't really matter, though...
fwiw, a shot size difference either way won't really matter, though...
Posted on 10/1/14 at 7:22 pm to KingRanch
If you hunt with steel shot you better wear some tenny shoes so you can chase them down and slap them against a tree when they hit the ground running.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 9:04 am to 007mag
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If you hunt with steel shot you better wear some tenny shoes so you can chase them down and slap them against a tree when they hit the ground running.
That's the truth. My son shot a big fox squirrel last year during a slow duck hunt with 3" #2 steel. That thing hit the water swimming and was up a tree again in no time. I finished him off with #4 Hevi Metal. For "normal" squirrel hunting, I use #4, 5, or 6 high brass with full choke.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 8:05 pm to ducksnbass
Most guns dont reccomend steel thru a full choke so I would use a mod choke or change to 7.5 lead w full choke
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