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My first longbeard was at forty-two yards with that exact load and I've taken two others at very nearly that range. I will say however that none have been stone dead when I got to them but were definitely down for the count and flapping weakly. I haven't and wouldn't attempt to kill a turkey at greater distances with my DG 12 full/full - I know my gun's limitations with the loads I use. You will not find any better ammo than RST.
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I would use those great 1 1/4 ounce pheasants in #6 for pheasant and turkey. I would fill the rest of the ten boxes with the 1 1/16 ounce, roll crimped 2 1/2" paper in #7. This load is the prettiest shell RST makes, with a clear top wad showing the shot, and a beautiful light red paper hull. I watched 5000 of these shells being loaded and the "machine" just loves to load that load.
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Is a shot size conversion necessary with RST? When I bought Eley shells a few yrs back, the #5 shot was similar to #6 U.S. shot size.
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02-18-2010, 08:38 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Thanks for that information Bill - I'll have to order some myself.
Dean |
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02-18-2010, 04:52 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Dean,
Why that's ol' Sir John Falstaff himself. Everybody's buddy Bruce Day is so fond of comparing me to him that I figured I'd embrace it. Destry
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02-18-2010, 05:21 PM | #9 | ||||||
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And the skidding duck ?????? I'm thinking part of a "Falstaff Feast"
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02-18-2010, 05:59 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Destry, I am neither fond or so fond of comparing you to Falstaff, but if you see Falstaff as your alter ego and want to adopt his name in addition to his lifestyle , have at it.
By the way, the name Falstaff is a play on words relating to a certain disability. |
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