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What shotgun shells do you use?
I was using the cheap whinchester steel shot, but going to try a box of blackcloud.

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Cleaver Mirage 2 3/4 steel. ordered from Evans sporting goods in El Reno Ok

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Kent Faststeel 3" 1 1/8 4 shot. 1560 FPS. Or the 3" 1 3/8 4 shot 1300 FPS. Strong enough for the big ducks, and a nice pattern for teal. Best all around load IMO. I prefer the 1 1/8 personally, especially for the fast fliers!


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I use winchester 00 buck and federal TruBall slugs.

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I usually use the cheap Winchester shells but after having so much difficulty finding shells this year I am going to order a case of Kent Faststeels


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3" 1 1/8 Xpert number 2. Big duck in the open bay killer.

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Really like Remington Sportsman Hi Speed, but can't hardly find em. The Sportsman Sure Shot are good too, but are starting to get pricey. Like the Fast Steels, but always seem to miss the after season sales b/c spent too much on Christmas.

Stick with whatever your gun is shootin good. In my experience, the Black Clouds are over rated and over priced. JMO

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IMO.. It dont really matter what you shoot or how much they cost; If you dont hit what your shooting at then you may as well throw the shells at um and save the time it takes to clean your gun... Thats what I'v started doing... But back to the question at hand, I throw the cheap shells...

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BlackCloud 3" - #3 --- Duck Commander Loads

Rolls em up and puts em down DOA....

Second choice 2 3/4 #1 any premium brand....

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Kent faststeel and federal ultra shok 3" in everything from BB-4's.

If you check out Rogers sporting goods site they have free shipping on all cases of federal steel shot right now and thier prices are very hard to top.


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I like the Kent faststeel 4 shot. Never been a fan of the blackcloud but I know guys that love it. They've always been out of my price range.

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xpert 3in # 2 or 3 .....

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Fed Ultrashok 2s for everything but early teal. I go with 4s then.

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I use the cheapest shells I can find. ;)

And with that, I can miss just as good as anybody else.

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Heavy Metal mostly, with some Heavy Shot. I put the Heavy shot in as the third shell.

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Remington Nitro Steel ;)

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winchester AA target load,60 bucks a case and shoots as good as 3"steel.
bring some finishing nails or bb's for the birds to make the gw's metal detector go off.


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whatever my buddies are shooting... :D

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I used to shoot the cheap winchesters until I bouht a box and not one of them shot right. The BB's would roll out of the barrel, litterally. Blackcloud is what I shoot now. Last wednesday, out of a full box of winchesters, brand new box, 10 wouldn't load correctly in anyone's gun. 4 different guns, all different brands, semi and pump, had trouble w/ them. F*ck wincheste

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Winchester Drylok and Winchester Supreme only because they are water proof.


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3" Kent Faststeel 2 or 4 for ducks and 3 1/2" Federal heavy high velocity BBB for geese. Cut open one of those cheap ass experts and check out the pellets. It will have everything from 7 to BB in most of em. Bunch of odd shapes too.


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shoot Xpert 3" #4-2. cheap but when theyr in yo face it dont matter that much! 8-) 8-) 8-)

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i just let em sit in the decoys and shoot em with a beeman pellet rifle. most days i only shoot 6 pellets. and only cost me 1.79 per 100 pellets so it only cost me like $5 a year shootin 300 birds a season. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


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