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Originally Posted by Sam Carpenter
I also plan to pheasant hunt and would like advice for proper loads to treat the gun correctly please. I am not sure if I should go up to 1 1/4oz? Sorry so many questions. Thank you.
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Why would you do that to yourself and your gun?
It is just so much more pleasurable to drop a rooster like a sack of potatoes with a 1 ounce, or better yet, 7/8 ounce load.
Light loads are far more effective than many give them credit for. It's easier on you and your gun. And I think it makes a man a better shooter, when a gun is a pleasure to shoot, not a punishing experience.
The farthest shot I ever made on a pheasant was with a 7/8 ounce hand load from a hundred year old Dickson boxlock. Granted, it was a crosser, but still....
I am all about using the lightest load that will kill (or break targets) effectively.