20ga heavy shot

ljc2tall

Heading to KS in a week. Plan on doing some pheasant hunting while there. Do you think #6 20ga heavy shot will handle them pheasants?

thorhammer

Hevi-Shot pheasant/duck shells???...at 3 bucks a shell[:0]

I hope you have deeeeeeeeep pockets because there's a lot of shooting
when you hunt pheasants.

I have personally liked using 12 ga #5 shot, high brass lead shells.


good luck on your hunt, Thor

charliemeyer007

Are you hunting over dogs?

ljc2tall

No dog. We are going out to bow hunt. But figured we would bring shotguns to fill in the slow time.
I did not realize how expensive the heavy shot is. I was given 5 boxes of 10 each.
I have used #6 12ga in the past. Just thought I would try my old browning a5 20ga for a change.

cranky2

it'll work If you can hit them

Ray B

If you're allowed to use lead 1 1/8 oz or 1 1/4oz #6 would be plenty, whether from 20, 16 or 12 ga. If non-toxic is required, then if it's safe to shoot in your A5 Hevi-shot of the same size and amount will give equal performance. If your A5 is not designed for steel shot (removable chokes)then NICE, ITX, Bismuth and the other softer versions of "lead-like" shot will be suitable.

ljc2tall

Thank you all for your imput. If heavy shot is that expensive, I will save it. I think I will take my Stevens side by side 12ga.

Mossbergboogie

What are you going to save it for? Try it out. See how it preforms.

toad67

There are many versions of heavy shot and not all of them are spendy.

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