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Pheasant choke and ammo ?

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Topic: Pheasant choke and ammo ?
Posted By: GOT14U
Subject: Pheasant choke and ammo ?
Date Posted: 28 September 2009 at 21:28

Ok fellas I am stoked that pheasant season is about to start. but I don't know squit when it comes to chokes for shot guns and ammo loads to use.

I don't want any high priced stuff just a deccent choke and decent ammo. I have the standard remington 870.Give me your opinion thanks guys




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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 28 September 2009 at 23:08

If you are hunting over good dogs in tight cover, an improve cylinder is best and I like low brass #7.

If you are hunting thin cover where birds might flush far; a modified with #6 is good.

If you are hunting driven birds or a tower shoot, then I use a full choke with #4.

If you are hunting without dogs ( or marginal dogs) a modified with #6 is a good compromise.

I shoot 3-400 pheasants a year, and use one of three Remington 870 pump guns.  A ultra light 20 gauge 21" bbl for over dogs close, an 870 express with a 22 inch barrel w/poly-choke; and a Delux Wingmaster  with 30 inch full choke for tower shoots.

I love the 870s and shoot it for all birds; even though I have expensive doubles and all the guys in my group shoot o/u or autos.  They laugh, but I get more birds and usually make the best shot of the day afield.

I never shoot magnum loads even though most of my 870s are 3"chambers, just not needed.  I seem to see the young guys in my hunting group are more into magnum copper plated shellls...insecurity?  light field loads (1 1/8 oz) are fine, and I've killed tons of pheasants with trap loads in 7 1/2.



Posted By: Ranch 13
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 00:38
 Modified choke #5 shot magnum loads.

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Posted By: deaddog
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 00:51

I like #5's but they are hard to find. I use mod/full in my double barrel 28ga. As Bear said if you have a specific way or place you are hunting you can adjust chokes and shot size but #6's and a Mod choke will be your best all around set-up. No need for 1 1/2 oz. or magnum loads.

DD



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Posted By: Igbo Foo
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 01:06

As an all-round "it'll do", #6 lead shot & a modified choke.  If you're a good shotgunner, a full choke will bring in further birds.  But unless you're either willing to let 'em get out there a touch, or can reliably head shoot 'em close, all you'll do is blow good sized holes in the bird.

In which case, you'll then say:

Foo



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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 01:11
Hey Dog, how many guys can you hunt of that green atv?


Posted By: GOT14U
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 01:57
man you guys are full of info...this really helped out alot...won't be shooting over dogs...just my 2 boys so I won't worry about a good choke....lol..best damn retrievers I'ev seen. Again thanks alot.


Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 02:36
Originally posted by Igbo Foo Igbo Foo wrote:

As an all-round "it'll do", #6 lead shot & a modified choke.  Foo

Yes!

 I do like #5 in lead a bit better.

 If you Have to shoot NON -TOX, I use #4s or #3s if the wind is bad. There cheaper than your Bismuth shot like black cloud or Heave -shot.



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Posted By: deaddog
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 05:35

8 row pheasant picker/plucker......

DD



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Endeavor to persevere.


Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 05:54
get 8 stamped tractor seats bolted above (and behind ) each row cutter.  You guys could shoot them as they rise.Wink


Posted By: CB900F
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 07:56

Fella's;

But God help ya if you don't buckle yer seat belt.  If you fall off ole John will be yer problem, not yer solution!

900F



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Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 08:14
Originally posted by deaddog deaddog wrote:

 There ain't any reel on the front of that thing ????



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Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box


Posted By: Rockydog
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 08:44
One interesting thing I found over the years.. lead shot seems to drag feathers into the meat making cleaning a bit difficult if you don't want feathers in your pheasant under glass. Copper or nickle plated shot, on the other hand, seem to punch through the feathers and leave meat much cleaner. The trade off is that tooth enamel seems to tolerate a bite down on lead much better than a bite down on plated shot.  RD

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Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 09:11
Steel is the same way clean but very hard.

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Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box


Posted By: Igbo Foo
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 22:30

I see I need to put up a classified ad here.  "Large green hunting ATV, John Deere brand.  Used, cheap".  I gots two of 'em for sale.

foo



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Wombat Snorgging: Australia's mystery perversion, Elvis's secret shame.


Posted By: GOT14U
Date Posted: 29 September 2009 at 23:25
I need to find me one of those atv's before hunting season really starts...lol...thanks for all the info


Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 30 September 2009 at 03:01

I can't add much to what the others have said. I use 12 guage 1 1/8 oz #6 hand loads loaded in AA winchester hulls. Early season I use my dads or grandpas old pumpguns. Just for nostalga. And, you never know, They might be watching. At least I I feel like they are there with me. Late season when the birds flush a little farther out I use an over under with modified choke in the top and full choke in the bottom. I leave the selector in top first position.

Wing master



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