archi Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Any views will be greatfully received I have joind a syndicate where there are some driven duck which do fly really well (40 yards plus)a lot of them were at 50-60 yards Shot it on saturday with Bismuth 32g 4s with /4 & full chocke and to be fair wasn't too impressed with the stopping power. From past experince I know that RC JK6s 36g 4s would have stopped everything The shoot owner said to use heavishot Now what do I do: Buy ready made shells Bismuth - do I go to say 36g or 3s Tungstem matrix - do I go to 26g of 3s or 4s Heavishot - do I go to 32g 4s or 5 I have in the past reloaded 3" steel but my current game gun is on 2 3/4" chambers so I am a bit limited but it is teague choked. I see that Clay & Game do a powershot which is meabnt to be better than lead but seems to be more expensive than buying the ready made Heavishot and probably the same cost as bismuth & tungsten So what would you guys recommend or do as come Novemeber/ December the duck will be up even higher and what choke limitations do they have? thanks archi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Edit to above post Tungsten matrix should read as - do I go to 36g of 3s or4s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Edit to above post Tungsten matrix should read as - do I go to 36g of 3s or4s tungsten matrix, ITM is probly the most effective and safest shot. i`ve never been a big fan of bismuth. hevishot is way harder than steel and more agressive when in contact with the barrel. (it does happen). as you have a 2,3/4" game gun, shooting the soft dense stuff makes sense. the cost is astronomical ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi Posted October 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Many thanks for that I will have to see what my Woods of Swaffham and Thetfiords guns stock. Probably only 32g 5s in ITM though. Any further recomendations on chokes for ITM thanks archi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I reload steel so i get what i want, big stuff for the geese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Many thanks for that I will have to see what my Woods of Swaffham and Thetfiords guns stock. Probably only 32g 5s in ITM though. Any further recomendations on chokes for ITM thanks archi I have just got hold of some 36g 6s in impact tungsten matrix that I will try for decoying ducks and ducks to 30-40 yds I have been told they are a very good cartridge and have no issues with choke. I also use steel and have used bismuth to good affect (although they were home loads ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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