20g ammo?

Yup, I'm actually loading bread crumbs in there, and use a 20oz hammer- haven't found any with leg bands yet!!:D
Seriously though, hunting buddy's front long on his acerage - the field tha year was only minutes away, which was nice!:)
Cat
 
Cat, the original poster was talking about stocking up on lead BB's for his 20 ga. I don't dispute your skill and the effectiveness of a 20 ga. with steel 2's or 4's in your hands, but I don't think the OP was asking advice about shooting waterfowl. I stand by my assertion that LEAD shot much bigger than #5's are unlikely to pattern well out of a 20. I have done the work at the pattern board with a half dozen different guns. I realize that's not very many, but enough that I have an opinion based on experience. Just for the record, I do kill a bunch of ducks each fall with 20ga. and 16 ga. guns shooting steel 2's and 4's. I agree that the smaller bore shotguns can be serivecable with steel shot in the necessary large size shot, (at close range). The reason is that steel shot does not deform like lead under the battering it gets in the small bore. However, pattern a 20 ga. with a load of lead BB's some time and see how patchy the pattern looks....
 
I was thinking of the steel BBs actually, but the reason may seem a bit silly.
I just shot a lot of bbs as a kid from the red ryder and the thought of a lot of them heading down range at 1400fps puts a big smile on my face. :)
(i pulled that velocity out of my ass so please be kind if you choose to correct it ;))
 
The steel BBs used in air rifles are not the same material as steel shot. they are much harder and could really damage your shotgun. Also becareful with large steel shot through a full choke.
 
Longwalker said:
Cat, the original poster was talking about stocking up on lead BB's for his 20 ga. I don't dispute your skill and the effectiveness of a 20 ga. with steel 2's or 4's in your hands, but I don't think the OP was asking advice about shooting waterfowl. I stand by my assertion that LEAD shot much bigger than #5's are unlikely to pattern well out of a 20. I have done the work at the pattern board with a half dozen different guns. I realize that's not very many, but enough that I have an opinion based on experience. Just for the record, I do kill a bunch of ducks each fall with 20ga. and 16 ga. guns shooting steel 2's and 4's. I agree that the smaller bore shotguns can be serivecable with steel shot in the necessary large size shot, (at close range). The reason is that steel shot does not deform like lead under the battering it gets in the small bore. However, pattern a 20 ga. with a load of lead BB's some time and see how patchy the pattern looks....
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I didn't see anywhere where he was talking about lead only and assumed he was talking about steel, because that is what is uded mostly out here if a guy is going to larger shot.
I was a given a bunch of 20 gauge 3" last year, and a lot of it was #2 and BB, I shot it on the skeet range and it broke birds just fine.
I do know that when I was a kid it was pretty common for rabbits and other small game , but i never did use it, I always used $6 for that.
The only thing I use BB for these days however is in my son's 12 gauge.
Cat
 
Polar Man said:
I was thinking of the steel BBs actually, but the reason may seem a bit silly.
I just shot a lot of bbs as a kid from the red ryder and the thought of a lot of them heading down range at 1400fps puts a big smile on my face. :)
(i pulled that velocity out of my ass so please be kind if you choose to correct it ;))
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At "1400 fps" out of a Red Ryder you could easily put someones eye out and spoil Christmas.
 
Polar Man said:
I was thinking of the steel BBs actually, but the reason may seem a bit silly.
I just shot a lot of bbs as a kid from the red ryder and the thought of a lot of them heading down range at 1400fps puts a big smile on my face. :)
(i pulled that velocity out of my ass so please be kind if you choose to correct it ;))
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That right there is about the best reason anyone can come up with to shoot anything. Amen.
 
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