TrapperReady
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I've shot a LOT of Hevishot the past few seasons... at everything from ducks and geese to pheasants. IMO, there is little better than #6 Hevishot in a MOD barrel. I've had more dead-in-the-air kills with #6 than any other size, and I've shot a bunch of #4, some #2 and some B.
I wouldn't hesitate to use #6 out to 40 yards on anything through rooster-pheasant/mallard sized birds. Truth be told, I've taken a couple geese with them at under 30 yards... although they were both coming into decoys and I had good looks at their heads and necks.
Of the #4 and #6, I've probably split them evenly between 3" and 2 3/4"... and don't think there's a lick of difference between the two in terms of how they kill birds.
On geese, especially when pass-shooting (NOT sky-busting), the B and #2 both work well and can do a great job at penetrating and breaking wings'n'stuff.
Just due to the price, I keep a handful of #6 or #7 steel in a pocket, so that I can anchor a bird that falls in the water, but isn't immedately dead. However, I won't hesitate to follow up with another Hevishot if the bird is quickly diving or swimming rapidly away. I'd rather lose a dollar or two than a bird.
I wouldn't hesitate to use #6 out to 40 yards on anything through rooster-pheasant/mallard sized birds. Truth be told, I've taken a couple geese with them at under 30 yards... although they were both coming into decoys and I had good looks at their heads and necks.
Of the #4 and #6, I've probably split them evenly between 3" and 2 3/4"... and don't think there's a lick of difference between the two in terms of how they kill birds.
On geese, especially when pass-shooting (NOT sky-busting), the B and #2 both work well and can do a great job at penetrating and breaking wings'n'stuff.
Just due to the price, I keep a handful of #6 or #7 steel in a pocket, so that I can anchor a bird that falls in the water, but isn't immedately dead. However, I won't hesitate to follow up with another Hevishot if the bird is quickly diving or swimming rapidly away. I'd rather lose a dollar or two than a bird.