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I am new to the world of Waterfowl hunting. I bought a Mossberg 500 with a 28" barrel. What ammo and shot size would you recommend for goose/duck hunting?
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Answers (8)
I usually use 2's or bb for geese and 4's for ducks.
Lately i've been using federal black cloud ammo and really like it so far!
winchester expert cause it is cheep and it works
BB for geese and 3 or 4 for ducks ( be careful not to mix a BB on with your duck loads cause they can realy tear up a teal
2's to 5's (5 is pushing it though)
I use 2s and 4s. Mostly 4s. Sometimes we get a flock of geese comin in. 4s work if your close enough but 2s will take down a goose much easier. We see alot more ducks and 2s do alot of damage on ducks. I like heavi shot. Have used blask cloud too.
Black cloud #2's should work decently for both of them.
I like Kent #4 FastSteel for ducks and even kill quite a few geese with the load over decoys. For a stand alone goose load the #2 Federal Black Cloud is very effective.
Mostly steel 1's and 2's for quacks and BB and BBB for geese. Steel 3's if shooting over dekes for ducks.
Depends on how your hunting. Geese I like BB. For ducks I get a little more varied. Pass shooting or if you are going to have further shots I will go with 2s. Over decoys and nice close shots I go with 4s. If I am hunting a place where I may have a variety of shots I go with 3s.
I don't really have a preference on brands although I always check the shot speed. I like faster shots, like 1550 fps.
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I usually use 2's or bb for geese and 4's for ducks.
Lately i've been using federal black cloud ammo and really like it so far!
winchester expert cause it is cheep and it works
BB for geese and 3 or 4 for ducks ( be careful not to mix a BB on with your duck loads cause they can realy tear up a teal
Black cloud #2's should work decently for both of them.
2's to 5's (5 is pushing it though)
I use 2s and 4s. Mostly 4s. Sometimes we get a flock of geese comin in. 4s work if your close enough but 2s will take down a goose much easier. We see alot more ducks and 2s do alot of damage on ducks. I like heavi shot. Have used blask cloud too.
I like Kent #4 FastSteel for ducks and even kill quite a few geese with the load over decoys. For a stand alone goose load the #2 Federal Black Cloud is very effective.
Mostly steel 1's and 2's for quacks and BB and BBB for geese. Steel 3's if shooting over dekes for ducks.
Depends on how your hunting. Geese I like BB. For ducks I get a little more varied. Pass shooting or if you are going to have further shots I will go with 2s. Over decoys and nice close shots I go with 4s. If I am hunting a place where I may have a variety of shots I go with 3s.
I don't really have a preference on brands although I always check the shot speed. I like faster shots, like 1550 fps.
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