Best affordable ammo for geese?

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    BenL

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    GUNMANSUPERSTAR said:
    I have made my choice on what to buy for day 1 of goose this fall!! Federal Black Cloud in 3" BB 1 1/4 oz out of a Carlson's full choke. Thanks for all the input guys. MPDC, I tried like Hell to locate Kent fasteel locally and came up empty. I did not want to order from Cabella's at this time but maybe give it a shot in the future. Thanks again!!
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    Pattern before you go. While all shotgun/ammo combos are different, I'd bet a full choke is going to be too tight. With BB, I'd suggest modified or even improved- Remember, steel doesn't conform to the barrel like lead will, so with larger steel shot and a tight choke, you could damage you gun.
     
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    BenL said:
    Pattern before you go. While all shotgun/ammo combos are different, I'd bet a full choke is going to be too tight. With BB, I'd suggest modified or even improved- Remember, steel doesn't conform to the barrel like lead will, so with larger steel shot and a tight choke, you could damage you gun.
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    sound advice sir! I second that!!
     
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    GUNMANSUPERSTAR said:
    Fulls are all myself and my hunting partners use on ducks and geese. We do good but the reason for this thread is that it seems the steel shot I am using in my 3" 870 take about 5-6 rounds after a bird is grounded to finish the job. I am just looking for an ammo that is a sure kill with 2-3 rounds tops. My buddy keeps telling me t shot is the shit. I will pay 20 bucks-30 bucks for stuff that works. But that is the kicker. Stuff that actually kills!!
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    I use Hevi-Shot. I shoot over decoys. I mostly use IC choke. I don't take stupid shots. I shoot #2s and 80% of my birds are one shot kills. The only time I shoot twice is if I miss one with the first shot. Even "back in the day" when we could shoot lead, I used #2s (Winchester XX 2 3/4") and modified choke in a Model 12 and had similar results. If I had to shoot 5-6 rounds to kill a goose I would use #7 on myself!
     
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    I just shot the gun tonight the zombie target 12"x18" that you can get at Wal Mart. Guess what the results were with Black Cloud between a skeet and full choke? 3 more holes from the skeet choke. 43 to 46 in favor of the skeet choke at 40 yards. This shoud be on myth busters. I will more than likely use the full that I did last year. My buddy thinks the neh sayers on here are nuts against using full and steel combo. He says he has shot slugs in a full choke plenty of times. If a barrel can handle that then they can handle steel bbb shot. I can verify, he used full choke last year with t shot and dropped birds like mad.:thumbsup:
     
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