BB vs #2 for geese

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Originally Posted by jarret

Got a box of blackcloud snow goose off a buddy I'll pattern supposed to be faster then the f s steel

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That's all a friend of mine uses, and he knocks em down!

So just patterned black cloud fs steel in bb and 2 black cloud snow goose in bb and he I metal 2 all 3 inch out of my weatherby sa-08 and wow the hevi metal for the price was the worst pattern patterned at 30 and 4o yards with the extended range choke and then with a mod choke not great patterns but snow goose was the tightess with hevi the worst and other 2 in between. Tried 30 yards with mod choke all better but hevi still not great snow goose very nice pattern was quite impressed so I'm going to try it if I can find some around me has a little more kick and throws a nice flame out the barrel to lol

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Originally Posted by 35wailin

Remember, with steel shot, speed kills. I was crippling quite a few with 1400fps loads, since I switched to a 1550fps load, I am killing a lot more than crippling. But, speed without a good pattern does nothing for you either.

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I shoot 1 1/4oz Kent 3" #1s at 1425 fps and fold up birds just fine, lol! Like Sinker said, more pellets.

-Nick

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Originally Posted by Sprite

I shoot 1 1/4oz Kent 3" #1s at 1425 fps and fold up birds just fine, lol! Like Sinker said, more pellets.

-Nick

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I shoot the exact same load. I buy it by the case, and the price is reasonable. Birds are usually stone dead unless I wing them. I've tried the snow goose loads and didn't care for them.

i see i got these free so ill shoot them the blindside seems to pattern the best but i always find they dont penetrate the birds like other loads do