Leave that 7.5 crap at home. #6 all the way!
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Leave that 7.5 crap at home. #6 all the way!
Some use 8's and 9's sometimes.
I'm with Cass on this one. #6's however when woodcock a the primary target I do run 8 's and 7 1/2 upfront.
An ounce of lead #6 has 225 pellets and an ounce of lead #8 has 410 pellets in it. Woodcock are pretty small so the more pellets in your pattern the less chance they have of flying through alive. A grouse will die just as quick from a #8 pellet as a #6 pellet. I use #6 on pheasant but usually #8 for grouse and woodcock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cass
And such view is based upon what?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cass
Well I use my 16 or 20 full chokes with 4 or 5 and have always been successful. However I have rarely shot one on the fly usually I spot and stalk almost like still hunting for deer. I walk a few meters and then stop and listen scanning the trees and listening for the rustling of the leaves. I can usually spot them and just point slightly above their heads.
I use 7 1/2 for grouse ... quality target shells work for me. They kill, if I hit.
Re the 410, as I see it gauge is about range. The farther downrange the targrt is the sparser the pattern gets and a 410 just doesn't have the pattern density.
I use #6 as well but nothing wrong with 7.5 or even 8's. I have used all of them in the past but #6 are my favourite.
Don't u find with 6, 7,8 that your grouse is chalk full of shot?
Depends ... most of the time, my grouse contain no shot at all. :)
Closer in, it could make a mess. But hunting over a flushing dog with birds that tend to flush wild and cover in the way means a lot fewer pellets getting to the bird.
Actually, the method I just described is a great way to get some upland hunting in without the bother of cleaning birds....