Last year I bought 2300 rounds of 2nds from my ammo supplier. These were 16ga 2 1/2” 7/8 oz and there were shot sizes 8, 7 1/2, 7, 6 and some 5. They were in bulk dumped in 10 box case boxes and the shot size was not identified but they had been separated by shot size. I was shooting 80% Eurasian doves and 20% pigeons and I shot all of the shells. During the whole lot my percentage on shooting was the same. If I buy new shells, I usually get 7 1/2 but I know from experience that shot size is not the critical factor.
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