wildfowler.250 Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 So I’ve generally been a 3” 36g mammoth 3’s for ducks for as long as I can remember now,(42g 1’s for most of the geese). I’ve been tempted by an old hammer gun which would be mainly a novelty for rough shooting and crows/pigeons. I know there’s the Gamebore (super steel?) 32g 3’s? These would work for ducks but is there anything suitable for flighting geese on the odd outing assuming they were 35/40 yards? I drop plenty with the 36g 3’s when there’s no time to change on a duck flight and distances are sensible. 4g can’t make too much difference? The chokes are also 1/4 and 3/4 which is a slightly different issue. Are the cartridge manufacturers planning to completely stop lead production over the next 5 years or so? The 3 1/2” semi auto will still be the mainstay but you know how it is for a new gun and a bit of a novelty! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Don’t worry. Since steel became mandatory I have shot a fair few geese, greylags and Canadas, with 32 g steel 4’s and they always worked just fine. I tend to keep all shots under 45 yards. Chokes were open/very open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 8 hours ago, London Best said: Don’t worry. Since steel became mandatory I have shot a fair few geese, greylags and Canadas, with 32 g steel 4’s and they always worked just fine. I tend to keep all shots under 45 yards. Chokes were open/very open. Cheers! Good to know! I didn’t think 4g between the 2 3/4” and the 3” would make a huge difference. Surprised more folk haven’t tried the shorter shells in older Guns. Counting down to next season already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Just be aware the old hammergun may only be chambered 2 1/2 inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Anytime I’ve shot geese when out after duck any 2 3/4 inch no 4 steel shot done the trick shot placement I’ve aimed always at the head As London best said you should check chamber length in case hammer gun 2 1/2 inch chamber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted June 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, London Best said: Just be aware the old hammergun may only be chambered 2 1/2 inch. 13 minutes ago, Gerry78 said: Anytime I’ve shot geese when out after duck any 2 3/4 inch no 4 steel shot done the trick shot placement I’ve aimed always at the head As London best said you should check chamber length in case hammer gun 2 1/2 inch chamber Cheers guys, glad to know it works,(thought as much). It’s just trendy to put as heavy a shot as you can through a 3 1/2” shell - I’m guilty of this myself. I suppose there’s a lot of TSS options as well if you had a 2 1/2” chamber but whether these would destroy your older guns or not I’ve no idea! Edited June 14, 2021 by wildfowler.250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoe Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Fiocchi sell a 35g 70mm cartridges which I thing works as well as any 3” I have tried, but bit cheaper. Comes in 2s and 4s. 32g Gamebores are ok too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 22 hours ago, joejoe said: Fiocchi sell a 35g 70mm cartridges which I thing works as well as any 3” I have tried, but bit cheaper. Comes in 2s and 4s. 32g Gamebores are ok too. That’s handy to know! A size 2 might be quite handy for early season geese. I prefer a #1 over BB’s in steel anyway. Will need to try and find a distributor Cheers for the reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 John Forsey always a good place to check for wildfowling shells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) The RC carts I'm using are 2 3/4" 34g 3s and work very well, so good in fact I don't bother most times trying to swap carts and fumbling around when the odd goose appears. Only really load the gun with bigger when I'm going for geese. Edited July 2, 2021 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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