Dove shells

[DRDUCK]

i like eva

but i have never shot 7.5s at doves.

You must have never shot doves in late season over a 600/acre corn or soybean field 2th. serious

[kayakkillshots]

What are you shooting this year?

federeal heavy game load

1 1/8 ounce of shot with 3 1/4 dram

and 7 1/2 shot

thats all i ever use for doves. The low brass loads just seem to put them down as good.

[Fish]

The low brass loads just seem to put them down as good.

What does the height of the brass have to do with anything?

[2thDoc]

i wonder how dead y'all want these things. I should take some pics of the doves I have cleaned this year. They have enough holes in them and I am pretty sure I havent shot over a 1oz load all year. What does shooting a 7.5 have to do with late season? I just never get this and I guess its infinitesimally small that I might be wrong....

but why shoot "heavy" 7.5s or heaven forbid 6s? how about just take shots you can hit and go pick them up.

[Highstrung]

Okay, I get the hint.

[Slaya]

So far, I've shot Estates, Rios (ARETENS for y'all upstaters), Winchesters, and Federals. 8s and 7.5s. All were light loads, all resulted in dead doves when I did my part.

2th - one of the reasons I shoot 7.5s often, is that when picking birds, the 7.5s usually carry on through the breastbone vs. 8s and smaller I tend to find a pellet or two lodged against the breast bone, occasionally.

I know you don't like that, from a dental perspective, but chipping teeth on lead isn't ideal, for me.

I've shot them with 9s and 6s, with similar results, and because those were the shells I had on hand at the moment.

[walt4dun]

Extra High Brass here

[walt4dun]

Like shootin' a feather pilla.

KA-PEW... POOF

[Gone South]

What does the height of the brass have to do with anything?

It doesn't. There was a difference when shells used to be paper hulls but you can't judge how much "power" a plastic shell has based on the height of brass. Normally a high brass hull now means the plastic wall is thinner and has to be "high brass" to handle the pressures.

[Fish]

It doesn't. There was a difference when shells used to be paper hulls but you can't judge how much "power" a plastic shell has based on the height of brass. Normally a high brass hull now means the plastic wall is thinner and has to be "high brass" to handle the pressures.

Horse shit.

The chamber "handles" all pressure.

[Highstrung]

"Late season dove gun", a new one.. that's dove depending. Maybe summerduck gun.

[Duck cutter]

that's nice

[Highstrung]

I'm done with autoloaders now.

[DRDUCK]

Real Nice

[ndbrown213]

16 gauge RST 2 1/2"

[Duck cutter]

7 1/2 federals for $4.90 a box

[Sportin' Woodies]

The federals that walmark sells are pretty sporty.

[Snake Jenkins]

This year opening day will be a m42 410. Next will be a M12 in 28 ga. Handloaded number 8s in both

[ndbrown213]

I'm using 1920's M12 in 16 gauge

[beanhunter]

I'm using 1920's M12 in 16 gauge

My man stylin!