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09-22-2020, 04:49 PM
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Sorry - Good question, my mistake
IC and Mod. The King - Ruffed Grouse.
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09-22-2020, 05:36 PM
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For Ruffed grouse shooting out of a 28 ga. IC & Mod I have used 3/4 oz. #7.5 in the IC barrel and #6s in the MOD barrel. Where I hunt (upstate NY) the leaves are still quite dense up through the middle of October and I like 6s for a second shot to punch through the leaf canopy (usually after missing the first shot!). ( A couple of times I have actually hit the second barrel just as a bird disappeared behind a dense overhanging canopy and killed the bird on that shot)
I think if you have a decent dog a 28 ga. is fine for Ruffed grouse; I don't have dogs anymore and have gone exclusively to a wide-open bored 16 ga. (SK/IC) as my go-to grouse gun. They are light and easy to handle and carry through the woods and are lightning fast getting on the bird. I shoot standard velocity loads in both barrels; the cover we hunt is very dense and shots are usually at close range (15-20 yds.). We stay away from the high brass stuff; to me a grouse is as fragile a bird as a dove or a woodcock: only a few pellets usually prove lethal. Good luck and good hunting! |
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09-22-2020, 06:17 PM
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I've had great success with 7&1/2's on every grouse species I've hunted including sage grouse.
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09-22-2020, 08:26 PM
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For The King, regardless of gauge, I shoot #8 shot until the leaves are off then I might switch to 7.5 in my tighter choked barrel.
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09-22-2020, 09:25 PM
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Thx for the responses. RST only makes 7, 7.5, 8 and smaller in the 2 1/2 28 gauge. They make 6 shot loads in 2 3/4. All my 28s are chambered 2 1/2. Really wanted to try grouse with 28 this year and wanted others feedback. I’ve always used 16 or 20 gauge in the past.
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09-23-2020, 09:09 AM
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I use #8 shot in my 28 ga. almost exclusively for grouse and woodcock until the leaves are down.
I use #8 shot in my 20's and 16's also. I go to #7 1/2 in the tighter choked barrels in all my guns in the late season. .
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09-23-2020, 09:12 AM
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OK thanks. Just wanted to make sure I am good with no 6s.
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09-23-2020, 09:16 AM
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Anyone use the Brush wad shells from RST? I guess a bit of a spreader effect?
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