Thread: Clay target loads on possums?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

the falcon sp36 load of #3s was load we used when rabbiting for a living... its deadly on possums too....... how are you shooting possums at 50 yards???? are you looking across gulley into top of tree??? trees dont grow 50 yards high. shotguns will kill at 50 yards IF you using heavy enough shot and putting enough pellets on target.... past 45 yards your into full choke zone..... if yo uhave 30grm #5s by all means use them.. but try the tightest choke you have got... at under 10 yards you should just about be able to pluck heads off and leave body untouched.

just a thought if one was using a side by side or over under - and you wanted to use up some lighter loads on possums then load ya more open choke barell with a 5-6 and a 2-3 in ya full choke - 5-6 for close up and 2-3 for range that would work- my favourite at work was no 2 Fiochhi - possums and rabbits did not argue with those -FS days when doing new pine blocks we used a blue rabbit board load - kicked but it killed cant remember what the load was