brooktrout Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 As a follow-up to Mahmoods post on shot size for pigeon, what about the recommended nine or nine and a half shot for woodcock? The woodcock is undoubtably a most testing shot, but isn,t it admitting defeat to go for small shot/big spread etc when the purists tell us that its the centre of shot patern only that kills effectively and consistently? Or are we saying{by using dust shot} that we are not up to the job? The centre of patern is the same for 9 shot or 3 shot. By the way I am as guilty as anyone else on this score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 I have shot numerous woodcock over the years and find No6 shot effective and consistent. The only time I ever used a smaller shot size is for snipe and for these I use 71/2 shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 What ever i have got in the barrels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 I wasn,t aware that you could buy cartridges with No 9, or 9 1/2 shot. I wouldn,t use anything less that No 7 shot on any live quarry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 At a clay shoot i sometimes visit they only allow 9 shot for Skeet shooting. I,m with you on live shooting though Cranfield, I only use 6 as a rule and have only used 7 1/2 shot when no alternative on the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergame Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 I wouldn't dream of using 9s for woodcock, they deserve better. 6s or 7s are fine for most game. If you need to resort to using 9s you shouldn't be shooting live quarry and you and your cartridges are best spending your days at the clay club until you improve. Years ago I shot pigeons with 8s over decoys using 1/4 and 3/4 choke. Thery killed cleanly out to 25 yards, but after that they fail. These days I shoot with 6s for 90% of my quarrry shooting and sometimes 5s in 32 gram loads or even 36 gram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Yes we sometimes use 9s for skeet,i wouldent use them on anything other than claysthough,they are very small shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 here in Germany we use only for skeet no 9 and for trap 7 1/2 The cartridges with no 9 are only made for sporting purposes. Horrido! Hubertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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