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Duck Shot Shells
Posted on 12/19/23 at 8:17 am
Posted on 12/19/23 at 8:17 am
I have a old pump shotgun that only shoots 2 3/4" shells. Got a duck hunt coming up, what's the best shells, brand and shot size do y'all recommend?
Posted on 12/19/23 at 8:38 am to TreyE663
Some will struggle to accept it, but you CAN kill ducks with shells smaller than 3.5 inches. Get you some 2 3/4 inch #3's or something and go hunt.
If it's a really old gun, make sure its barrel is rated for steel shot, bc if it isn't you might need to spring for a softer shot type (and more $$$) like bismuth. (See BOSS Shotshells)
If it's a really old gun, make sure its barrel is rated for steel shot, bc if it isn't you might need to spring for a softer shot type (and more $$$) like bismuth. (See BOSS Shotshells)
Posted on 12/19/23 at 9:08 am to TreyE663
Winchester xpert 2&3/4” 1&1/16 oz #4 works very well in my buddy’s old wingmaster 870 with a 28” modified barrel. Kills ducks just as well or better than my Beretta A400 with 3” #3’s.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 9:19 am to TreyE663
Get you some 2 3/4” 2s shooting at 1550 fps. You will have as much range as anyone else. If you are shooting behind the ducks 5” long shells won’t help!
2 3/4” is not a problem for you.
2 3/4” is not a problem for you.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 9:31 am to Tridentds
I shoot 4’s for teal and 2’s for big ducks out of my old Remington 11.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 9:36 am to TreyE663
How old is it? Not a fixed full choke?
Fixed full chokes can't shoot steel. Anything modified or looser is fine.
I've been using regular ol arse 2-3/4" federal 4's for teal and 2's for big ducks for like 8 years now. No reason to change. I dont kill any less ducks than the anti aircraft shell users.
Fixed full chokes can't shoot steel. Anything modified or looser is fine.
I've been using regular ol arse 2-3/4" federal 4's for teal and 2's for big ducks for like 8 years now. No reason to change. I dont kill any less ducks than the anti aircraft shell users.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 9:38 am to TreyE663
2.75 #4 will kill anything worth killing. I wouldn’t shoot 2’s.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 9:44 am to TreyE663
This is what I used last time I hunted ducks.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 9:53 am to TreyE663
Been doing well this season with Black Cloud.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 10:16 am to TreyE663
2,3,4 steel shot will kill ducks, if you hit them
Posted on 12/19/23 at 10:51 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Fixed full chokes can't shoot steel. Anything modified or looser is fine
I have been using a late 80's model wingmaster with 30 inch full choke barrel for over 20 years with steel shot and still can't fit a dime into the barrel.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:07 am to TreyE663
If you can find something with a mix load like 4's and 6's or get some 3 or 4 shot. Thats a good all around shot. I would look at getting 1-1/4 oz if you will be shooting a strictly steel shot shell.
If you feel like spending the extra money get something with a mix of Bismuth or a straight up Bismuth shell. They Hevi Metal line is good its a mixture or The Heavy Bismuth is bad to the bone.
Now if you want to break all the rules Get some Kent Fast Lead ...... and ill just leave it at that.
If you feel like spending the extra money get something with a mix of Bismuth or a straight up Bismuth shell. They Hevi Metal line is good its a mixture or The Heavy Bismuth is bad to the bone.
Now if you want to break all the rules Get some Kent Fast Lead ...... and ill just leave it at that.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:26 am to LSUDUCKMAN67
quote:why?
If you can find something with a mix load like 4's and 6's
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:35 am to White Bear
Because where we hunt at its a lot of Grays and Teal. First year i bought a case of these and so far, I like them.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:48 am to TreyE663
We went on a sand hill crane hunt years ago. The guides swore by, and shot, BOSS shells. Even recommended the 2 3/4 with a blend of 3 & 5 shot version even for those giant birds. We used them and really liked them. Still use them for ducks today.
BOSS Shot Shells - 2 3/4” #3/5
BOSS Shot Shells - 2 3/4” #3/5
Posted on 12/19/23 at 11:53 am to TreyE663
Boss warchief #5
Killed everything from teal to giant Canada geese with them. Will never shoot anything else.
Killed everything from teal to giant Canada geese with them. Will never shoot anything else.
This post was edited on 12/19/23 at 11:54 am
Posted on 12/19/23 at 12:06 pm to TreyE663
Not to derail, but we should do a poll on how many hunters use 20ga vs. 12 Ga.
Posted on 12/19/23 at 1:03 pm to TreyE663
Winchester Super X #2s, 1 1/8 oz, 1400 FPS. I use them for ALL waterfowl including geese. Also shoot crane with them when hunting waterfowl (you can shoot lead at cranes if you ain't also shooting geese). They will knock a Canada goose arse over tea kettle if it is decoying. If it ain't I ain't wasting a shell.
I use them because they are almost ALWAYS available and I am convinced that shooting the same load is as important as shooting the same gun and choke....the velocity and load are important in wing shooting and when you get accustomed to hitting with one load and one gun I don't see the point in changing it up for the sake of changing it up. I do not pass shoot. I will shoot birds that are working but not committed but I am not taking pop shots at birds that are at the edge of what I can kill without crippling. At 30 yards I have folded a BUNCH of big ducks with this load...as well as a bunch of geese. In my opinion most people are over loaded when they shoot ducks and geese and it leads to sky busting and taking high risk shots. I may be wrong but I know I don't shoot at a bird more than 35 yards away....
I use them because they are almost ALWAYS available and I am convinced that shooting the same load is as important as shooting the same gun and choke....the velocity and load are important in wing shooting and when you get accustomed to hitting with one load and one gun I don't see the point in changing it up for the sake of changing it up. I do not pass shoot. I will shoot birds that are working but not committed but I am not taking pop shots at birds that are at the edge of what I can kill without crippling. At 30 yards I have folded a BUNCH of big ducks with this load...as well as a bunch of geese. In my opinion most people are over loaded when they shoot ducks and geese and it leads to sky busting and taking high risk shots. I may be wrong but I know I don't shoot at a bird more than 35 yards away....
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