Varmint223 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) Hi All , Would anyone care to offer some advice / opinions on the following...... The farmer wants me to try and do more damage to crows / pigeons on his land , he lent me his shotgun the other day to get e started on them. Could you advice on which shotgun is best for this type of shooting ( need to be a cheap shotgun) am I better with a s/s or o/u and also which cartridges would be best to use , the last ones used were No6 32g...I think Thanks Tommy Edited October 3, 2013 by Varmint223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Whereabouts are you? Wabbitbosher has a nice selection of cheap guns. Shot size 6 is good for both pigeons and crows, 28, 29, 30 or 32 gramme carts are all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 12 bore size 6 30g or size 5 32g will do all. Forget any talk of small or extra large shot for the steel plated Crows/pigeons. Its all talk, especially under 40 yards which still present a very interesting target . If you fancy a 20bore or even a 28 you can, but the cost of shells will go up and to be fair the benifits unless you want a very light gun and potentially high recoil, don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varmint223 Posted October 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Thanks lads for the help , I will try and see whats on offer in the sales section , my mate has offered me his 12g S/S non ejector so I will try that to see how it feels , I did have a Baikel 0/U but it never really felt that comfortable when using it......probably just me though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 12 bore size 6 30g or size 5 32g will do all. Forget any talk of small or extra large shot for the steel plated Crows/pigeons. Its all talk, especially under 40 yards which still present a very interesting target . If you fancy a 20bore or even a 28 you can, but the cost of shells will go up and to be fair the benifits unless you want a very light gun and potentially high recoil, don't. Don't discount 28gm of 7 or 7.5 shot. These are more than capable of killing crows and pigeons, especially under 40 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 For a few pennies extra why worry about range and just use size 6? Each to their own and all that but range finding is hard to start with so size 6 removes some considerations and makes life easier. I know 7.5 does the job in the right place as done it myself but still use 7. Or 6 where I can with a preference for 6 as it does so many things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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