What steel loads do you use?

[Sprite]

Winchester super x 12g 3" #4,2, BB. Works good in my 870. Right price too. Probably grab some kent this year to try since everyone here likes them.

Tried blind side and remington hypersonic but both have some heavy kickback on a pump.

Got a box of heavy metal to try this year!

Pick a brand, and stick with it. Believe me when I say a yard sale of different types of ammo in your blind bag will never help you to consistently kill birds.

-Nick

[Mattones]

For my main honey hole it's black cloud close range. When ducks and geese come in they come. In fast and its ALL close action.

[duckmassacre]

Picked up a flat of Remington 3"#2s Sportsman highspeed steel. My first ever duck season i could buy all my own gear so i was on a budget got them for about $140 at sail

[TurkeyRookie]

Picked up a flat of Remington 3"#2s Sportsman highspeed steel. My first ever duck season i could buy all my own gear so i was on a budget got them for about $140 at sail

I may just be miss reading / understanding the way you wrote it, but is this your first time shooting those shells? (I.e bought a flat of them before firing a box to see how they perform in your gun / choke combination?)

[red-oak]

I find the best is to do some real research and load your own there red neck lol

[35wailin]

Winchester xpert hi speed in #4,3, or 2 depending if I'm targeting just ducks or just geese or what part of the season. Muzzle velocity on them is advertised as 1550 fps.

i tried Remington and federals with lower speeds, ~1300-1400 and found they don't kill as well...

[coolhunter89]

Kent Faststeel in # 3 (or 4) or BB, depending on what I'm shooting. Out of my Winchester SXP with a Kick's Highflyer choke. When I first started hunting birds I used expensive shells and missed a whole bunch, now I use cheaper shells and down a LOT more birds. It's about practice, experience, and getting familiar with your gear.