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Amelio

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What steel shot do you shoot and find works the best. I have mixed it up a bit trying diffrent brands with similar results .

I was at canadian tire and they have hevi metal 25 $ for three inch I think it was 1 1/2 ounce. I may try it out anyone have any experiance with hevi metal.
 
Im lookong forward to trying heavishot, but I really like Federal blackcloud. Kent Jams ever shot in my semi. The hulls are just a little bit longer than normal...
 
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Kent fast steel
Rio steel
Remington sportsman steel
Bismuth

This may sting for some but I find black cloud is for those who can't wing shoot. By that I mean the killing ringed pellets move to the outside of the pattern. If the shooter is depending on those pellets for a kill the shooter basically missed.

Pattern density in the correct place is what cancels flights
 
Last year I patterned my SBE II with BlackCloud, Hevi Steel, Hevi Shot, Winchester Super X, Kent Fasteel.

Neither of them patterned any better than the other so I just stick with Fasteel or Super X. Easy to find and half the price. I do have some Bind Side I'm going to try to pattern with this weekend though.

Everyone gets BB.
 
I have both a swat and supreme wad wizzard choke for my maxus . And find it to be a super combo with either shell . However I like the supreme for it extended range .
 
I was.doing some research and apparently Rio has a bismuth non toxic round that is suppose to be pretty good. (Similar to.lead ).does anyone have any experiance with this, cost and who carries it. Looked on cabelas website and they do not carry it.
 
Kent Faststeel works for me.

I don't take long shots so #3 for ducks, #1 for geese. I use #6 sometimes and on close shots it's deadly but you need to need to keep the shots close. Honestly, if you keep shots under 35 yards I find shot size makes less difference than good shooting. Of course I wont use smaller shot on big Canada's but never target them specifically anyway. I am not zealous about 'limiting out' so let the birds at end of my comfortable range fly, I like close and dead in the air!
 
A buddy and I went with Score about two seasons ago when it was still kind of new. Noticed high pressure signs in the 3" ammo and had several unslit wads. Discovered the wad issue on birds and the patterning board. Score offered a free box of shells to alleviate the issue (we had purchased cases). While shooting 3" score I had the left extractor shear off in my tough as he-- Baikal MP153. I still feel something was not right with that batch of 3" ammo. Still have about 8 boxes of 3" #2 at the house if any body wants it just drop by I won't shoot any more of it. Previous posts indicate it seems OK now but once bitten twice shy. Having said that I found the Score 2 3/4" excellent.

Darryl
 
Amelio said:
I was.doing some research and apparently Rio has a bismuth non toxic round that is suppose to be pretty good. (Similar to.lead ).does anyone have any experiance with this, cost and who carries it. Looked on cabelas website and they do not carry it.
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Bismuth is horribly expensive, so if you have to ask you cant afford it. Don't get caught up in the hype of the merits of super fast (Remington Hypersonic) or fancy shot (Black Cloud or Winchester Hex). Fact is, for most casual duck hunters, 95% of the shots are clean misses. So you're better off getting some practice in with the gun you are shooting, and go with whatever standard 3 in loads are most available (read cheap) - I use the Winchester Super-X, Challenger, and Remington Sportsman.
 
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