Even with the uncertainty of a season this year, im interested to know what's everyone's go to ammo. Im trying to find something new which performs well while not breaking the bank everytime I want to shoot.
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Even with the uncertainty of a season this year, im interested to know what's everyone's go to ammo. Im trying to find something new which performs well while not breaking the bank everytime I want to shoot.
I don't use it myself, but Federal Blue Box is well spoken of by shooters here.
Good thread, I’ve never really settled on a product either, I am no greeny, but keen to hear about any effective fibre wad loads to.
I assume you are talking about some sort of 7mm center fire ammo for deer etc?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunting7mm
Nah, looking at waterfowl ammo. Have been disappointed in Eley the last few years so want to see what other shooters are using. I've settled on my 7mm ammo, cheers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Ah. Of course "the season". Sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunting7mm
No worrys mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
I use Falcon. It is made in NZ and it patterns well (and kills as well as anything else I've used).
Yep I use falcon when available,went to 2 3/4in 35g I think it is,found it killed just as well as the 3in shells with less recoil and not as much muzzle blast for evening shooting.
and I bought a slab of it and didnt rate it at all...we shoot open water and a lot of our shots are getting out a bit...
gamebore 3" in #3 is awesome
Kent 3" or 2 3/4" in #2-3-4 is great
winchester XPERT is AWESOME fullstop.....havent found a load of it that doesnt work well
falcon 3" in #2s is good on geese or parries
I rate speed over payload...happy with 32grms doing 1500fps all day long in either shell length.
May look into the Falcon or Gamebore. Gamebore 2 3/4 are deadly. Kent dont go well with my gun.
if guy in shop tries to sell you remington hypersonic...walk out of shop and dont return......that shit is naaaaaasty .
Used B&P 2 3/4 32grain last season. Really happy with it. Knocks them out of the sky well and clean burning. Their lighter stuff goes well on pigeons as well.
Have been happy with falcon in the past and made in Timaru so keeping it local which is good
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Agree with Mickey Duck
Anything 1500 FPS and higher 2/3/4 . My preference is 3inch #2’s hi speed Kent and winchester expert. Winchester expert tends to be cheaper.
We use both on Mallards and Geese and I wont change to anything else easily
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Originally Posted by Micky Duck
I go with falcon 3inch 36gram of #4 would go with the 2/34 35gram stuff if I saw it in store. Haven't even had my yearly count up on ammo. Even thinking of going to 32 gram load. I remember reading somewhere that gamebore and Kent are the same factory same load just different branded same goes for the Remington stuff is made by B&P apparently
Best article i ever read on duck ammo was by Paul Stenning in NZ Hunter magazine if you can find a copy.
Couple of reads.
https://www.ducks.org/hunting/shooti...need-for-speed
https://www.fieldandstream.com/truth...hotgun-shells/
Personally myself i use Falcon 2 3/4in size 4 loads with my 3rd round a 3in size 3.
i swore off falcon years ago as the brass swelled and wouldnt extract on both my u/o and pump. was ok in the semi though.
Back when Falcon ammo started becoming prevalent in the late 80's early 90's used it exclusively and thought it did everything I thought it should-it also helped it was pretty cheap. Couldn't blame the ammo. Fast forward to about 2003 and our group at the alex bunny hunt started having a chat at the after match and all of us had noticed that our falcon ammo that year didn't seem to anchor the bunnies like it had done. Enough of a mistrust that we didn't use it the next year. That's a long time ago now and I haven't used any since to say how good it is.
Think I had Eley steel for opening year before last and that seemed to work ok although there are some here that have had poor results.
in the 20 gauge you have f all choice .
its eitier 3 inch black cloud or trap loads and with the 20,s shot stringin
,the 3 inch heaviest 1 ounce of a elongated pattern aint much.
I kill geese with it in 2,s.
didnt get any parries in range to try the smaller 3,s and 4,s on
killed only only one goose cleanly after it flew thirty feet and croaked
others have needed follow up shots more than not.
in my 2 3/4inch 12 gauge double im usin fast steel 3,s and gamebore 2,s
think once the kents used up I,l stick with gamebore.2,s and 3,s
looks like a few different options for .20ga coming
agree with your .12ga options...couple of years back I was using the gamebore 3" which had blue plastic hull...buggered if I can remember if it was the 32 or the 36grm loading in #3s but it sure as shit killed mallards well...stopped using my modified choke after absolutely smashing a overhead mallard at 30ish yards.....Im thinking if I can find the two options and we get a season I will try to find a couple of boxes of each and see what works best for me.....the articles in links above have got me thinking I MIGHT be better off with higher payload at 1450fps...loath to drop below 1500 as we been killing birds well......
Every year I buy a slab of Falcon 3” 36gram 3 shot from farmlands. Use it for pretty much all my shooting. If it ain’t working it’s normally because I’m shooting crap haha.
I just buy trap loads 12 and 20ga, whatever I can get slabs of cheaply (in bulk) for reasonable quality
I don't hunt waterfowl so use lead not steel
Clever Mirage #4 36gram 1 1/4
well meself in 3"-Hull (UK)ammo via barry foster at fosters outdoor centre in blenheim rd CHCH .34gm solway magnum 3's will effectively give anything airborne a terminal blowjob!!
Im lucky -mate moved to aussie -i inherited 11/2 slabs off him.I use his trap ammo exclusively too due to the pecularities in my guns!!-To wit A BLOODY SIGHT CHEAPER THAN REPLACING THE GUNS.
Ive used ELEY3"-good effect but bloody dirty .incidentally RIO/ELEY ammo -same -RIO components and rounds manufactured onsite inSpain -ELEY-same factory in spain-components imported to UK and assembled in ELEY factory!
2 3/4 - mix /in match-again KC left me an assortment but ive found the guncity stuff grubby but effective enough in ma sexy wee O/U baikal betty what gooses /ducks fell to it never asked to speak to the complaints dept so can only assume theyre happy /dead /dead /happy!
all Pms reveal major powerplant disruption aka no more fly motor foooked!!
I’d hate to think how expensive that new Federal ammo they talked about on NZ Hunter is!
yeah $4-5 per pop perhaps.......the other stuff they had in stores a couple of seasons back in boxs of ten were about that..... the heavishot and tungsten loads do have huge potential if the cost could be kept down......it makes the subguages very viable.
Falcon 35 gram 2 3/4' 4s for everything over water and 36 gram falcon lead 4s over the maize. Smaller pellets seem to penetrate a lot better in the steel, make up for the lack of density.
If it don't pattern well, no point using it. Got sick of that 3" magnum stuff as well, no good for the shoulder after a big day in the maimai. Hot barrels