Preferred Shot size for Quackers?

[Guest]

Like I said guys.....

No more F shot......

[Curly]

What's everyones favorite choke to use when shooting the 2 or 4 shot at ducks?

[Bushwacker]

Curly,
That is an interesting question. I hope we get a lot of responsed on it. For ducks and geese I use a modified. That being said, my main hunting buddy uses improved cylinder. I bought one of those patterning kits and we tested it out with the different chokes and different guns. They both consistantly produced the same overall spread, but the modified was a lot more concentrated in the middle. The improved was pretty uniformally spread out on the target. I have been looking at the Briley duck and goose chokes and thinking about going with one of those. Does anybody use them?

[duckbill]

I use full choke steel. Not to be confused with full choke lead.

[bigdog]

3" #2 or #3 for duck all season. Hevishot #2 for geese. Modified choke for both in an 11-87 or 391.

[psegriz]

I'm confused is it illegal to use F shot or can ya just not buy it in commercial loads anymore. I reload my own shells and use #1 for duck and T for geese. I like speed and no manufacturer (sp) sells anything over 2000 fps, I chronied mine between 2100 and 2200. One pellet will kill them dead and I don't care if ya hit'em in the head or the a$$. One pellet and they are dead no cripples.

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Goosin now but Ice is coming soon!!
GRIZ

[set the drag]

I use 2,3,4 shot but tend to shy towards the 2's later in the season. can kill about anything with it w/o blowing it to peices.

waite till the feet

[Guest]

ps,
No, it is not illeagal. They just do not make it anymore. You still might be able to find some here and there, but once it's gone, it's gone.

[duckbill]

While going through the grab bag of shells from last year I found a 3.5" F. Now that I know that they don't make them anymore I just may have to move that one shell into a display cabinet in the basement. I don't know where it came from because I have never bought any F's.
I am glad that they have stopped making them. I think that they encourage "skybusting" and taking shots that you couldn't hit with a cannon. That being said there are people that use them responsible I just wait for the birds to get a little closer or don't shoot.

[bigbucks]

I've got a buddy that uses T's for ducks & geese exclusively. He likes that there is no such thing as a cripple.

[Pooh]

i like 2's and bb's for the geese moving to bigger loades the later it gets. and for ducks 2'and 4's maybe even a bb now and then for pass shooting

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this is just my 2 cents
Pooh

[Bogsucker]

Cheap 2-3/4" 1-1/8 oz #4 shot on all ducks. I think centering the bird in the shot pattern is more important than shot size or charge weight.