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Post by jgolba99 on Jul 11, 2019 12:17:35 GMT -5
Hello everyone, we have about two months before early teal season hits and I'm thinking of changing up the ammo that I use for waterfowl. I've been using Fiocchi for the past couple years and haven't really had any issues but since it's a new season it might be time for a new brand. What does everyone else use? I believe I started using the Fiocchi because it was the cheapest option possible.
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Post by duff on Jul 11, 2019 17:09:29 GMT -5
Winchester and kent primarily but not overly picky. I bargin shop mostly
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Post by esshup on Jul 11, 2019 18:38:22 GMT -5
Pattern the gun with the shells in the shot size you are going to use, AND at the distance you will be shooting. You'll be amazed at the difference between the different mfg's. in your gun.
Since I only have a 3" I found that Kent works well for me. BUT, don't buy a bunch without patterning them. I have an oddball barrel, it's 0.025" larger ID than the Mossberg 835, and it's still a 12 ga.
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Post by featherduster on Jul 12, 2019 6:25:39 GMT -5
Heck I am still shooting the cases a Remington and Federal's I bought 17+ years ago.
With the lack of waterfowl in Indiana I wouldn't drop a dime for a box of that expensive stuff.
Fiocchi makes a good Pheasant load but still way over priced and in my opinion not any better than Remington.
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Post by esshup on Jul 12, 2019 7:16:44 GMT -5
The only reason I shoot factory waterfowl ammo is that I am not set up to reload 3" shells. I can beat the Fiocchi performance in their 2 3/4" pheasant load with my 2 3/4" loads.
Kent FasSteel 3" when it's on sale. #4's, #2's and BB's is what I use. I forget exactly what speed, but IIRC 1550 fps or more. I patterned the Remington stuff that is going faster and in my gun it patterned like crap.
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Post by duff on Jul 13, 2019 6:22:14 GMT -5
Heck I am still shooting the cases a Remington and Federal's I bought 17+ years ago. With the lack of waterfowl in Indiana I wouldn't drop a dime for a box of that expensive stuff. Fiocchi makes a good Pheasant load but still way over priced and in my opinion not any better than Remington. I have same issue but last 2 years I burnt a hole in my old stock. The old experts that had the ink wore off are almost gone. Snow goose hunting helped that problem |
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Post by parrothead on Jul 13, 2019 16:39:47 GMT -5
Do any of you guys shoot TSS. That is what it first came out for water fowl until the turkey hunters found out about it
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Post by sx3 on Jul 13, 2019 20:07:06 GMT -5
3” Federal black cloud bb’s out of a mid range tube all season from woodies and teal through honkers works for me. 7 expert steel that are usually left over from dove hunting for water swatting cripples if needed. Have some 3 1/2 “ bbb black cloud I use if I run out for late season geese. Good stuff.
Prairie storm 5’s is a great wild pheasant load out of same choke.
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Post by mossberg500 on Aug 22, 2019 4:36:38 GMT -5
I shoot Active shotgun shells . Honestly I use just about any shell . Winchester , Remington, Fiocchi
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Post by esshup on Aug 22, 2019 10:18:00 GMT -5
I shoot Active shotgun shells . Honestly I use just about any shell . Winchester , Remington, Fiocchi Do they have moss on them from being so old? LOL Or do you reload? I have a bunch of them (activ) in both 12 and 20 ga, but 2 3/4" and it's only because I shot a lot of shotgun games (12 ga). The 20 ga are just left from when I was tramping around in the desert after quail. |
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Post by mossberg500 on Aug 22, 2019 19:53:04 GMT -5
Back in the late 1980' early 1990's I would shoot Active shells , I heard from someone not of this Forum that RIO shotgun shells bought out Active shells , not sure if it's true or not .
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Post by esshup on Aug 22, 2019 20:05:14 GMT -5
Back in the late 1980' early 1990's I would shoot Active shells , I heard from someone not of this Forum that RIO shotgun shells bought out Active shells , not sure if it's true or not . I was under the impression that it was Kent that purchased Activ. I used a LOT of their wads (T-42) for a load that I had. When they were bought out I scrambled and bought every one of those wads I could find. Still have about half of them squirreled away. www.refugeforums.com/threads/activ-shotshells-were-did-they-go.290328/ |
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Post by mossberg500 on Aug 22, 2019 20:24:36 GMT -5
esshup thank you for sharing the right information with me .
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Post by ms660 on Aug 22, 2019 22:05:00 GMT -5
I was going through some of my Dads duck hunting equipment and found 10 boxes of Bismuth 12 gauge BB duck loads. Anybody know anything about these shells. They came in 10 rounds per box.
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Post by esshup on Aug 23, 2019 1:46:10 GMT -5
Bismuth was the first non-toxic replacement after steel. They were looking for something that had more density than steel and would retain energy further away. That was before they developed powders for steel loads that would get the high velocity needed without excess pressure.
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Post by mossberg500 on May 5, 2022 0:56:13 GMT -5
3” Federal black cloud bb’s out of a mid range tube all season from woodies and teal through honkers works for me. 7 expert steel that are usually left over from dove hunting for water swatting cripples if needed. Have some 3 1/2 “ bbb black cloud I use if I run out for late season geese. Good stuff. Prairie storm 5’s is a great wild pheasant load out of same choke. |
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Post by mossberg500 on Jul 24, 2022 10:10:05 GMT -5
I’m hearing great results on BOSS Shotgun Shells . All the shells are non-toxic loads and come in boxes of 20 not 25 . I hear that they are a little pricey but well worth the price. The Company is located in Michigan.
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Post by wadwinger22 on Aug 26, 2022 6:52:36 GMT -5
I’ve been shooting Hevi Steel for a few years. Sometimes if I’m feeling froggy I’ll throw in one shell of Hevi Shot ($5) a pop in the magazine. 😆
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