Thread: New to gamebirds

you already HAVE a semi....if it shoots ok for you...use it and see how it patterns.


there is an absolute shitton of info out there,and from memory fish n game Dunedin have quite a bit of info in pamphlet form.

you will shoot far more birds with a good fitting single shot that the most fancy gun that doesnt....
if you stick to loads of less than 34grms you will get on ok with just about any choke less tight than full.
there are great/awesome 30-32grm loads that work just fine with ranges of under 30 yards...or thereabouts.....they still loud as hell but recoil is less than the heavier payloads.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

you already HAVE a semi....if it shoots ok for you...use it and see how it patterns.


there is an absolute shitton of info out there,and from memory fish n game Dunedin have quite a bit of info in pamphlet form.

you will shoot far more birds with a good fitting single shot that the most fancy gun that doesnt....
if you stick to loads of less than 34grms you will get on ok with just about any choke less tight than full.
there are great/awesome 30-32grm loads that work just fine with ranges of under 30 yards...or thereabouts.....they still loud as hell but recoil is less than the heavier payloads.

yup f&g,s still the best place to start
join your local clay club to and you never know what help may fall into your lap.
just remember like the mafia once your in duck/goose/gamebird club its awful hard to get out of it,
if you go the o/u dont go the 3 inch steel route till you,ve exhausted the 2 3/4 inch only slightly less wieghted loads.
whose reduction in recoil im appreciating in a double