mjbmxz Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Just wondering what you guys use for waterfowl duck or goose. I been using the cheap federal steel in diff sizes for duck and goose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_drop Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Kent fasteel for just about everything now although just bought a couple cases of Fiocchi steel from Rogers Sporting Goods for a great price and it was free shipping. Good loads to I used them last year. Check out rogers online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 I mainly use Winchester Xpert Steel 2 3/4" in shot 4 or 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Kent for the 12ga and Winchester for the 10ga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 only steel shot that ever cycled through my 870 was winchester drylok and winchester supremes in dueces for ducks and BB for geese but last season the budget got tight so starting shooting winchester xperts and i absolutely love em, if i could afford it i would only shoot winchester supremes but a little to expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 First year hunting waterfowl, so I went with Winchester Xpert HI-Velocity. Will be shooting my Winchester 1300 12 guage. Haven't bought any loads for geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 I started duckhunting back before the lead-ban. So I have shot quite a few ducks with that stuff. Steel has been an enormous disappointment for me. It works and I've used it for years but IMHO it's always been a poor compromise. Federal's High Density stuff really really stones ducks. Expensive yes, but it absolutely is worth having a least one box in the blind with you For me the stuff patterns out of a modified choke like it's a full choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pintail711 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 the cheapest 3 inch 3 or 4 shot man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Winchester supreme 3 1/2 #2 on ducks and BB for geese.I split a case of the #2 with one of the guys I hunt with every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 I really like using Hevi-steel in 3in 1 1/8 ounce 2's but they r gettin pretty expensive. My next choice is Winchester Drylocks 3in 11/4 2's for ducks. Geese i like Drylock 3 in BB's (cant recall the ounce). I usually buy the cheapest box of 2's or 3's for shootin crips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 I started duckhunting back before the lead-ban. So I have shot quite a few ducks with that stuff. Steel has been an enormous disappointment for me. It works and I've used it for years but IMHO it's always been a poor compromise. Federal's High Density stuff really really stones ducks. Expensive yes, but it absolutely is worth having a least one box in the blind with you For me the stuff patterns out of a modified choke like it's a full choke. I'm in the same boat as you Leo. Steel SUCKS!!!! I hate the stuff. I do not use it at all for geese but use Kent #2's for ducks. We do a lot of jump shooting and when we switched to Fed Tungsten loads years ago we noticed that we were still spending the same on ammo because so many geese would take a good hit with steel but keep flying. I have also used uite a bit of Bismuth for geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I'm in the same boat as you Leo. Steel SUCKS!!!! I hate the stuff. I do not use it at all for geese but use Kent #2's for ducks. We do a lot of jump shooting and when we switched to Fed Tungsten loads years ago we noticed that we were still spending the same on ammo because so many geese would take a good hit with steel but keep flying. I have also used uite a bit of Bismuth for geese. BOY! It's good to hear from someone who actually KNOWS how raw a deal waterfowlers got with steel! The Fed Tungsten-iron is their High Density stuff now and IMO it's the closest thing to lead ever. Honestly, I've had way better results with it than Remingtons "Hevi-Shot". I've shot both side by side. The Federal stuff really seems to rule. This is not a bash on Remingtons stuff, just a frank and honest observation. Your accessment you spend less shots following up on wounded birds with Tungsten-Iron it is absolutely correct in my experience as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98chevy Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Im gunna shoot black cloud this year or fedral high velocity. 3 1/2 4shot for ducks and BB for geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Leo I know your a Browning shooter and steel shot is the reason I am. When lead was outlawed my dad and I wanted 3 1/2 inchers and there were only two makers back then. Browning and Mossy. He bought a Mossy, I bought a Browning. He sold the Mossy soon after. We used to knock the heck out of geese with 4 buck and the ducks with copper plated BB when jump shooting. That stuff was lethal. Saying we got a raw deal is a serious understatement, I just hate steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Leo I know your a Browning shooter and steel shot is the reason I am. When lead was outlawed my dad and I wanted 3 1/2 inchers and there were only two makers back then. Browning and Mossy. He bought a Mossy, I bought a Browning. He sold the Mossy soon after. We used to knock the heck out of geese with 4 buck and the ducks with copper plated BB when jump shooting. That stuff was lethal. Saying we got a raw deal is a serious understatement, I just hate steel. Yep I bought my Browning BPS 3 1/2 in 1990 for the same reason. That was the first year Browning offered the gun. And the 3 1/2"s really did help the effectiveness of steel. (I'd rather hunt than chase cripples) 17yrs later that gun is still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbduck Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 My buds and I mostly use Winchester`s Xperts(price went up $20 a case this year) in 3" #3s for ducks and geese over decoys. We all use BBBs in our 10gauges when we pass shoot for geese. We reload for the 10ga. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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