shot size

[test drive]

IF you were going to use a pump gun 12ga. mod. choke 20in bbl. what shot size would you use on dove?

 

[oneounceload]

#8, but I would REALLY want a barrel about 28 inches or longer for better swing dynamics - short barrels are fast to start swinging, and even faster and easier to stop when you don't want to

 

[Naybor]

#6 shot.

 

[allaroundhunter]

Anything from #6-#8, but I would much prefer a barrel length 26" or greater.

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[rcmodel]

#7 1/2 or #8.

Doves are easy to kill, but you have to hit them first.

#6 shot patterns can start getting kinda thin for little doves at longer ranges.

rc

 

[rbernie]

I'm a #7 1/2 guy just because it works and is easy to find, but #8 will certainly work about just as well. I've heard said that #7 1/2 is the better choice later in the season when they're flying higher, but I've never attributed any misses or cripples to shot size as opposed to me just missing.

 

[XD 45acp]

7 1/2 - 8

 

[jmr40]

7.5's or 8's for me as well.

 

[tactikel]

Be sure to pattern your gun, my 870 patterns better with 8s. +1 on the longer barrel, my 870 Special Field has a 21" tube, very fast, but the swinging characteristics are poor. A 26 or even a 28" barrel will IMHO get you more birds.

 

[45crittergitter]

7.5 or 8 is all I would use.