Thread: aint hunting grand

yes, @gsp follower, hunting is grand...

yes, @gsp follower, hunting is grand...

we wouldnt have shot our limits anyway we,d already decided 10 each would have been plenty.
we ended up with 12 and still had a enjoyable 6 hours or so.
3 inch steel in a 20,s no laughing matter and seems to mimic the bigger gauges in that lead is reduced.
plus the bigger shot sizes do kill when your on the money ie crossing shots or head on but going away you need to get it front as much as a beak lead.
so putting the pattern the area between the wings and melon to drop them cleanly and damn the patterns tight out of even a 1/4 choke.putting the pattern.
conclusions
the steel 2,s kill ok but 3.s 0r 4,s would be better to many broken wings requiring a 2nd shot with the bigger shot and less full tight patterns.
considering the ranges the 3 inch steel was overkill nothing we shot couldnt have been cleaned up with my usual eley hi flyer or hull high pheasant lead loads.
probably with a lot less fuss and wounding to.
but apart from 2 totaly lost birds, one maybe dog recoverable, it wasnt as bad as i thought it was gonna be.
solution
not one in sight untill 20 gauge kent fast steel 2 3/4 inch loads become available or at least the black cloud 3 inch in 4,s but at 39 buks a box plus frieght ouch.