I got away from shooting 9's years ago for any type of game, mainly because I felt I was crippling game with it. I had several experiences that I knew I had hit a bird well only to have it fly off to die a slow death.
Over the years I've simplified my thinking for game birds other than waterfowl and now shoot #5 for pheasants and #7.5 for almost everything else including targets. Keeping to those two shot sizes has worked well for me.
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