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[bullet1747]

like to shoot 28g 7and halfs, some one told me to try 30g 6s, tried some 3 sitters(pigeons) in tree 30/35yard missed thought funny so went back to 28g same shot hour l8r dropped it like a stone ,can some shot guns be the same as air rifles like certain carts

[yickdaz]

like to shoot 28g 7and halfs, some one told me to try 30g 6s, tried some 3 sitters(pigeons) in tree 30/35yard missed thought funny so went back to 28g same shot hour l8r dropped it like a stone ,can some shot guns be the same as air rifles like certain carts

yes if its fixed choke.but with multi choke guns you change the choke to suit the shell if you are taking feathers out of a lot of birds or chipping clays put a tighter choke in etc etc... i use a fixed choke miroku mk38 1/4 3/4 for both and it loves 30g 6s fed through it on the pigeons. also wouldn;t consider shooting 7 1\2s at pigeons.

Edited May 14, 2010 by yickdaz

[bullet1747]

cheers m8 ive fixed chokes were does it say on the gun wot they fixed at

[joknob]

yes if its fixed choke.but with multi choke guns you change the choke to suit the shell if you are taking feathers out of a lot of birds or chipping clays put a tighter choke in etc etc... i use a fixed choke miroku mk38 1/4 3/4 for both and it loves 30g 6s fed through it on the pigeons. also wouldn;t consider shooting 7 1\2s at pigeons.

nowt wrong with 7 1/2s-28 grams for pigeons craig

[Dr_T]

nowt wrong with 7 1/2s-28 grams for pigeons craig

 

I've used 28g No 7 1/2's Hull Comp X shells (clays) for pigeons when I ran out of 30g No 6's. They work perfectly well on 3/4 choke!

[bullet1747]

stick to wot i prefer 28g 7 1/2

[mossy835]

iv been useing 28 gram carts on pigeons for years, they work very good had some dam good shots.

[carrion crow]

cheers m8 ive fixed chokes were does it say on the gun wot they fixed at

Take your barrel to your gunshop and ask them to measure your chokes if you cant find anything.

[markyboy]

kent velocity 7.5 are a great fast pigeon shell

[joknob]

kent velocity 7.5 are a great fast pigeon shell

ill second that craig

[shoughton]

Above all it all depends upon range.

 

If you shoot decoyed birds 25 to 30 yards away it won't matter if you're using 7 1/2s or 6s. Shots further out than that will obviously benefit from 6's.

 

Steve

[wymberley]

Above all it all depends upon range.

 

If you shoot decoyed birds 25 to 30 yards away it won't matter if you're using 7 1/2s or 6s. Shots further out than that will obviously benefit from 6's.

 

Steve

Unless perhaps you're thinking of eating them!

Cheers

[henry d]

Unless perhaps you're thinking of eating them!

Cheers

 

Exactly, I wouldn`t want to eat anything shot with 7 1/2`s at those ranges as they will be full of shot, in the last few weeks we have eaten a few pounds of pigeon mince and we had the first shot today.... No.6, 30gm.

[Lez325]

Im a No 6 x 32g man myself- always knocks them down an none to shoddy on ther Corvids either

 

Les

[yickdaz]

forgot to add in my last post how many birds are pricked at 40 50 yards ok have used em meself in the past when i run out of shells on a hot day when the birds were coming in and i only had 1 box of 71/2s left in the car left over from a clay shoot id been to but i hit a good few that flew on in a cloud of feathers when 6s would bring em down its only fair to the quarry to use suitable carts.

[yickdaz]

forgot to add in my last post how many birds are pricked at 40 50 yards with 71/2s ok have used em meself in the past when i run out of shells on a hot day when the birds were coming in and i only had 1 box of 71/2s left in the car left over from a clay shoot id been to but i hit a good few that flew on in a cloud of feathers when 6s would bring em down its only fair to the quarry to use suitable carts.

Edited May 19, 2010 by yickdaz

[motty]

forgot to add in my last post how many birds are pricked at 40 50 yards ok have used em meself in the past when i run out of shells on a hot day when the birds were coming in and i only had 1 box of 71/2s left in the car left over from a clay shoot id been to but i hit a good few that flew on in a cloud of feathers when 6s would bring em down its only fair to the quarry to use suitable carts.

 

I really don't think it's down to the cartridge. A mate of mine uses 5 shot and he pricks far more birds than i do with 7 1 /2 shot. Yesterday i shot a small bag on peas and i shot some cracking long range left and rights stone dead. I know they wouldn't have been killed any more sweetly with 6 shot. It's easy to start blaming cartridges and dismissing them as not up to the job when you miss or wound a couple of birds.

[yickdaz]

I really don't think it's down to the cartridge. A mate of mine uses 5 shot and he pricks far more birds than i do with 7 1 /2 shot. Yesterday i shot a small bag on peas and i shot some cracking long range left and rights stone dead. I know they wouldn't have been killed any more sweetly with 6 shot. It's easy to start blaming cartridges and dismissing them as not up to the job when you miss or wound a couple of birds.

so if you use 71/2s on duck geese and pheasant you will kill them cleanly... they are fine for snipe and clays. if its not down to the cartridge your mate must not be giving enough lead then. its my personal opinion that i prefer 6s for the job.and yes if you have read me last 3 posts i put me cartridge count and bag total. also lost and hit birds so there you go i still hit a few that fly on not to many i will add. used 6s for pigeon duck partridge pheasant crows rabbits woodcock even a couple of geese when out rough shooting so not blaming the shell at all its the same with any shot size if you don;t put the pattern right on the bird. i just think they are better suited than 71/2s as an all round shot size and so do a lot of shooters i have been out in the field with who have been doing it a lot longer than you and i. Edited May 26, 2010 by yickdaz