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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Nov 18, 2009 15:22:51 GMT
What choke and shot is the best chance for someone (me) that's not the greatest wing shooter? Also, lets try and stay on the topic and leave any poems or wise cracks out this time  Ooops...I forgot to add that I'm thinking a mod choke with 6's would work fine (has in the past) but I've also missed a few using that combination. Is there some other combination other use? |
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Post by jwiggin on Nov 18, 2009 15:57:06 GMT
I use IC #6 or 7 1/2 it has improved my hit ratio considerably.
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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Nov 18, 2009 16:08:03 GMT
Good info jwiggen  seeing I was wondering about using the IC. The modify choke is good for letting them get out a little ways 30 to maybe, a big maybe...40 but by then their usually in cover. If I'm using the IC, I might be able to get off closer shots before they get into thicket cover where I believe the majority of my misses happen  I've just got to be alert to those sob's jumping up and not scaring the crap out of me so I can get those closer shots off |
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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Nov 18, 2009 16:33:25 GMT
I did it once with my old Benelli Montefeltro 20 before heading to WV rabbit hunting. Maybe I should start patterning it for grouse hunting It sure wouldn't hurt to see what it's doing. |
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Post by Masshntr on Nov 18, 2009 19:14:30 GMT
Tom asked, "What kind of cartridge
should I use when I'm hunting partridge..."
No... wait... no poems or wisecracks... Some guys are just soooo sensitive.
I'd say IC minimally, maybe skeet if you have it with 8's through 3rd week in October or so, then 7.5's when the leaves thin out. They're not pheasants so more rather than heavier lead is the key. My skeet reloads are 7.5s through skeet and skeet in the 12 ga. O/U. We shoot modified American skeet with wobble traps. I usually break in the low 20s with that load and they are about grouse range.
... Doesn't matter what load
'cause your shooting has showed
Ain't no grouse ending up in your 'fridge.
You're up, Ken
;D
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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Nov 18, 2009 20:01:15 GMT
You rotten !^%$#*#! However....that one's pretty funny ;D
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Post by thunderchicken on Nov 18, 2009 21:09:14 GMT
some real talent here......... NOT! ;D Tom, I had someone suggest to me once using a mod choke with 9 shot. Of course they were hunting crows, but just a thought! |
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Post by regnar on Nov 18, 2009 22:44:20 GMT
Tom,
Early season we use 8's or 8.5's with a skeet or cyl choke. When the leaves fall we use skeet or ic with 8's. With grouse there is no reason to go smaller. I would use 9's but to much shot. If I had to pick one choke to leave in my gun I would use ic but with the interchangeable chokes its not a problem anymore.
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Post by Masshntr on Nov 18, 2009 23:05:38 GMT
Ken: well played, sir...  |
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Post by soccerref on Nov 19, 2009 13:33:24 GMT
I know from growing up a full choke isn't a good choice, hey that's all I had.
I'd use IC and 7.5's or 8's.
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Post by edcyclopedia on Nov 27, 2009 17:21:24 GMT
Depends on a few factors to narrow it down...
Do you hunt with a dog => What type of hunting dog, meaning pointer of flusher?
Or do you just still hunt with a few friends and push areas?
Beginning of the season or end of season?
Barrel length of your gun...
My setup is either my Browning upland special 12ga o/u with 24" or Benelli SBE with 26" IC and I use Federal #8 (the cheap stuff). I don't have dogs and hunt the latter of the options above with anywhere from 2-4 others at camp...
Towards the end of the season after the birds have been hammered for a few weeks along with the trees shedding their leaves, I will jump up to 7.5's and maybe a follow up with a 6 depending on my mood and each individual patch of woods we hit. It also depends on what part of our "line" I am on when we do our pushes. Example in the thick stuff or on a tote road?
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Post by NHGriff on Nov 27, 2009 22:36:33 GMT
I've shot all my grouse this year with the first barrel of my .20ga with Cyl choke and #8. In the top barrel I back up with #6 and an IC choke. You can usually get two shots on a grouse if your quick so I would load up your gun with that sequence. You can't change chokes but the extra weight of the 6's will carry further and hit harder at longer ranges.
I also hunt over a pointer so that helps a little although many birds he points get up long before I can get too close to them. I wouldn't hunt without a dog just cause they are so hard to find when hit. The best part about having Gus along is sending him out to retrieve dead or wounded birds.
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