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Article: Shot size conundrum: bigger isn't always better in upland bird hunting and waterfowling. (Shotgunning).
- Article from:
- Petersen's Hunting
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
- Author:
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Big game hunters have it easy. One bullet will handle 90 percent of what they'll tackle in a given season. Those little round "bullets" we fire from shotshells are nowhere near as versatile. Choose a pellet size large enough to be effective on ringneck pheasants, and patterns may not be dense enough to deliver the multiple-pellet strikes needed to knock down small birds such as quail. Decrease shot size enough to increase pattern density for quail, and the downrange energy delivered by each pellet may not be sufficient for quick kills on pheasants.
Making the right choice in a shotshell load for a particular hunting application is a bit more complicated than ...
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