Al69ec Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 What do you recommend for pigeon? Shot size, weight, wad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 anything from 28g #6 to 32g #5 are the norm. however i`ve used 36g loads for pigeon. 6s and 5 are best. any more than that is overkill or underkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu nesling Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 28-32g of 6 is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 the gamebore clear pigeon you are using are fine for the job. Any 1 oz + of 5/6/7 shot is suitable for decoying. If you are Roost shooting ie higher/faster/through branches etc then 5/6 shot better. atb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 clear Pigeon seems to get the most votes. Three crowns gets mine. Don't buy the cheapest simply because they are cheapest. You only get get what you pay for in this life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 If you can consistently decoy your birds to less than 40yds then 28gm 7 1/2 and half choke works very well. Ive shot thousands with this combination and once picked up 177 birds for 200 shots. Cheap too. If your are roost shooting or flighting then go up to as much as a 32gm 5. You shouldnt need any more if you can steer her in the right direction. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Any 30gram 6 and some tuition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon 3 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 As has already been said anything 28g-32g of number 6 for me. But more importantly a cartridge that you personally have confidence in, for some people changing cartridges is not a big thing but if possible i prefer to use the same brand across all my shooting as it improves my confidence and in turn my cartridge to kill ratio. It doesn't have to be the most expensive or in the prettiest box, but when you mount the gun the last thing you need to be worrying about is cartridge choice - and when you miss you can't start blaming the cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 As has already been said anything 28g-32g of number 6 for me. But more importantly a cartridge that you personally have confidence in, for some people changing cartridges is not a big thing but if possible i prefer to use the same brand across all my shooting as it improves my confidence and in turn my cartridge to kill ratio. It doesn't have to be the most expensive or in the prettiest box, but when you mount the gun the last thing you need to be worrying about is cartridge choice - and when you miss you can't start blaming the cartridge. Brilliant answer, it's all in the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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