No. 6 for ducks?

#6 steel fired from a 12 ga. IC inside of 35 yards is deadly on decoy shooting of some ducks. Have had spectacular results shooting 1 oz. of 6's at bluebills and other medium sized ducks again inside of 35 and only over deeks. For pass shooting and larger ducks such as canvas or mallards 4 steel or better yet 3's are a much better choice.

As for 20 gauge I cannot comment but I would steer clear of cheap shells for any type of duck shooting.
 
I wouldn't use them for ducks but steel 6's are deadly on pheasants, partridge and and hares out of a 20 gauge atleast. Lucked into some super fast 12 gauge number 6's loads and they were great over the decoys and for finishing shots on the water.
 
I shoot a lot of ducks with a 3" 20ga.(over decoys),and won't use anything under #3s.Even then I notice that the percentage of DRT birds is much lower than when I'm using my 12ga.,and almost all of the shots I take are within 25 yards.On late season heavy feathered birds I prefer my 12. Mur
 
I prefer #4 or 2 steel for ducks and geese on my goto gun which is an O/U 20.
I normally use 2's these days unles they are Federal premiums, then #4's work very well.
Make sure you use an open choke on your gun, IMPCYL works well over decoys.
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I use # 6 steel almost exclusively on ducks in the early to mid season. Inside 30 yards it is deadly and doesn't shoot up the meat nearly as badly as bigger steel does at these ranges. Keep the shots close and make sure you get out well in front of the birds and a 20 guage 6 steel will likely serve you better than the larger shot sizes with less pellet density.
 
I really like my #6 on decoying ducks for the early part of the season (Sept in SK). However, by the time Oct rolls around it's time to move up to #3 or #4.
 
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