What's up with #9 shot?

I may be off track, figure there may not be much use for that here in Canada other than clay shoots? I do notice the stuff here in 20ga, both Remington field loads and Win target loads. No. 9 is quite effective where one is gunning for Snipe which is a hard target to hit anyway.
 
Ahsan Ahmed said:
I may be off track, figure there may not be much use for that here in Canada other than clay shoots? I do notice the stuff here in 20ga, both Remington field loads and Win target loads. No. 9 is quite effective where one is gunning for Snipe which is a hard target to hit anyway.
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All we ever used here for skeet shooting since I started in the 60's. Never an issue getting it from Hummanson
Infact probally sitting on a ton or so bags of hard no.9 as we speak
Cheers
 
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Well - Retailers seem to content to sell boxes of #8 for sporting use - both trap and skeet. You can certainly get boxes of #9 at the wholesale level, and some retailers who specialize in that type of thing.
 
Remmy700 said:
Why would you shoot trap or skeet with #9, kinda takes the challenge out of it.
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???? Challenge out of it
No.9 for trap is a real disadvantage especially in the cold months
Skeet 12ga or 20 ga makes little difference using 8, 8 1/2 etc etc but try to run 100 with the 410 or even 25 on a regular basis and not use No.9
NOT going to happen
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3macs1 said:
???? Challenge out of it
No.9 for trap is a real disadvantage especially in the cold months
Skeet 12ga or 20 ga makes little difference using 8, 8 1/2 etc etc but try to run 100 with the 410 or even 25 on a regular basis and not use No.9
NOT going to happen
Cheers
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I've always shoot sessions of 25's, but we run #4-6, We bust out #8's for the new guys. What do cold months have to do with it? Never head of this. The only disadvantage I could see with #9's is long shots. If I'm missing something please educate me.
 
Remmy700 said:
I've always shoot sessions of 25's, but we run #4-6, We bust out #8's for the new guys. What do cold months have to do with it? Never head of this. The only disadvantage I could see with #9's is long shots. If I'm missing something please educate me.
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I am talking breaking 25 and 100 straight not sessions of those numbers big difference. 4-6 shot is hunting loads and not even allowed on most clay target clubs
16 yard trap most targets taken by the average shooter is 30 yards at which no. 9 shot is at it's outer limit for range, energy etc and the scores will show that.
As clays are made with "Pitch" A tar like substance temperature does affect them, extreme cold will make them harder to break which no.9 shot in trap will quickly show you why 7 1/2 is the choice of most.
 
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Most ranges have templates based upon 7 1/2 shot size as the largest shot. The RCMP template guidelines don't even show the required radii for shot larger than 7 1/2. Don't know anyone that uses #4 or #6 - even if they could, why would they?
FWIW - Our skeet range is limited to a # 9 shot radius on its template, due to proximity of the neighbours.
 
I've always shoot sessions of 25's, but we run #4-6, We bust out #8's for the new guys. What do cold months have to do with it? Never head of this. The only disadvantage I could see with #9's is long shots. If I'm missing something please educate me.
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Just what trap or skeet range do you shoot at that allows #4 shot to be used? Most ranges do have restrictions on the shot size.

The only disadvantage I could see with #9's is long shots. If I'm missing something please educate me.
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Long shots? Are you even shooting regulation trap or skeet?
 
I'm no professional skeet shooter. Never competed or shot skeet at a range, just busy clay in the bush with my friends and for the most part we use hand throwers. I have good days were 23-25/25 happen and have days when I can't get 20/25 and we use #4-6 to practice with because when duck season rolls around that's what we shoot.

Thanks for the info guys, appreciated.
 
Remmy700 said:
I'm no professional skeet shooter. Never competed or shot skeet at a range, just busy clay in the bush with my friends and for the most part we use hand throwers. I have good days were 23-25/25 happen and have days when I can't get 20/25 and we use #4-6 to practice with because when duck season rolls around that's what we shoot.

Thanks for the info guys, appreciated.
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Exactly as I suspected. If you have never shot skeet, on an actual skeet field, then you really have no idea just what it takes to run 25 straight, let alone 100 straight.
 
#9 is really for skeet where the target is about 21 yards or less. You also know where the target will be flying.

It works on small game birds but I prefer 6's because there are fewer to pick out of the meat, most pass through. I don't particularly like many feather wrapped 9 shot in the middle of the meat.

7 and 1/2 is the preferred shot size for trap shooting. It is also the largest allowed in competition. Some ranges may allow larger shot in practice.
 
I should have specified. Yeah, I use 7.5 for trap but keep looking for 9 for skeet. Found some 8 so that'll do, though I think I can use all the pellets I can get...
Still, went 21, 21, 22 yesterday in 3 rounds of skeet, so pretty happy with that
 
Our club has banned any shot size large than #8 on the skeet ranges due to shot fall distance.
However, #7 1/2 is permitted on the sporting layout.
So, I shoot all Sporting, American and International skeet with 1 oz #8 (reloads)... and when I feel brave I use a modified choke in both barrels.
I have rarely, if ever, shot #9, even at American Skeet, just never liked it... perhaps because I am not fast enough (I always shoot "gun down"), so my breaks are mostly at over 25 yards, rarely 21 yards.
Cheers.
PS. No shortage of #8 from Hummason, but I've never asked about #9. The Club has a lot of #8 1/2... never used it.
 
If you ever get the chance to get some #12 shot, don't bother, I can tell you from personal experience it won't break the targets complete waist of time.
 
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