Guest georgehare Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Going out tomorrow for a morning goose flight, then walk some ditches, then an evening duck flight.... was wondering, as i have only got some steel no.5 or 6 shot cartridges for duck will these be any good for the geese.... dads got some no.3 steel but they are 3inch carts and both my guns are only 2&3/4.... i might just not bother with the non toxic and use no.6 lead but would this be enough for geese ?? thanks GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Going out tomorrow for a morning goose flight, then walk some ditches, then an evening duck flight.... was wondering, as i have only got some steel no.5 or 6 shot cartridges for duck will these be any good for the geese.... dads got some no.3 steel but they are 3inch carts and both my guns are only 2&3/4.... i might just not bother with the non toxic and use no.6 lead but would this be enough for geese ?? thanks GH would it not be illegal i havent a clue, just woundering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browningstalker10g Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 its a balnket ban on lead shot in the uk on wildfowl of any sort, even if your no were near water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 not bother with the non toxic and use no.6 lead but would this be enough for geese ?? please think it wont hurt to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 No 5 or No6 steel shot for geese should be sufficient, as long as they are within a sensible range. You would be very foolish to risk using lead shot in the circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 You can still use lead for ducks and geese inland in Scotland. No.5 & 6 are not big enough for duck,you need to go up 2 sizes.So if you used to use lead 6`s then you should use 4`s in steel(same for 5`s,go up to 3`s) So you are going to have to change your plans or get some bigger shot.Personally I would use bismuth/TM as they are better and you don`t need to worry about choke size either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Yeh i know its illegal but i dont see what harm i could do as ill be in a ditch not acroos open water.... also who's gona know as long as ive got a coupple of non toxics in my pocket... all of us on here ? just like a poacher telling the gamekeeper he had some of his pheasants last night , not the done thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 its a balnket ban on lead shot in the uk on wildfowl of any sort, even if your no were near water Not strictly true you can shoot wild foul in scotland with lead but just not over a water course. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 (edited) Do what you are going to do but dont advertise to people on an open forum that you intend to break the law it gets us a bad name if the wrong type of people are looking in. Dave Edited January 20, 2006 by Devilishdave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davhope Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 From a personal point of view I wouldnt shoot at geese with anything smaller than a no3 shot, I have in the past and it just resulted in a walk over 5 fields to try and pickup my very much still alive and seriously ****** off goose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browningstalker10g Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 QUOTE (browningstalker10g @ Jan 20 2006, 07:40 PM) its a balnket ban on lead shot in the uk on wildfowl of any sort, even if your no were near water Not strictly true you can shoot wild foul in scotland with lead but just not over a water course. Dave sorry dave i ment by uk, just the mainland i wasnt including scotland with that statement, bad use of the term uk, as u say aslong as you are shooting awayfrom the water in scotland u can use lead its down to your judgemnt, a rule that makes sence, unlike a total blanket ban like england Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 No 6 shot is too small for geese in lead or steel! I wouldn't use anything smaller that 4's in lead (Scotland!!!) or 2's in steel. Better still is Hevishot 2's. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nildes Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Suppose you ***** a bird and it lands on private property and they take it to the vet & he finds lead in it? Suppose some anti calls Old Bill and he digs a few shot out of some that you've shot and has them tested? We all get tarred with the same brush when these things come out. Better to buy the right stuff in the right sizes and do right by the rest of us. If you do get caught, you could lose your shooting permission and possibly your licence. Is it worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNicholls Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Not sure how true it is, but I heard a rumour at the start of the season that Defra (or some other body) was going to be taking ducks from gamedealers to check that they was shot with non toxic shot. Can anybody confirm or deny this?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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