Anyone use a short 10 for dove ?

[Austin J Hawthorne Jr.]

It's just my opinion, but I would let the weight of the gun determine the payload. I also prefer #8's on doves due to the pellet count.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Austin J Hawthorne Jr.

It's just my opinion, but I would let the weight of the gun determine the payload. I also prefer #8's on doves due to the pellet count.

Well my Parker is about 13lbs .

[Austin J Hawthorne Jr.]

At that weight 1 1/4 oz. loads would hardly be felt. My short ten weighs in at 10 pds. 6 oz. and I use 1 1/4 oz. of #8's even when using the gun on sporting clays.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Austin J Hawthorne Jr.

At that weight 1 1/4 oz. loads would hardly be felt. My short ten weighs in at 10 pds. 6 oz. and I use 1 1/4 oz. of #8's even when using the gun on sporting clays.

I think I calculated the recoil in such a heavy gun would be about that of a 223 or around 13 ft lbs which is barely anything at all .

We arent allowed to shoot shotguns at our local range so I will have to field test loads and see what works best . I will probably buy a case of the 1 1/4oz loads .

[James Brad Rhodenizer]

In the late season, I sometimes take my Ithaca 10 out for the fun of it. I use little skeeters inserts which take 12ga. shells. Much cheaper, 1 1/8oz. is all I use. Very little recoil.

[davidboyles]

I use 1 1/8 RST on doves in my grade 3 hammer and used inserts with AA. 1 1/8 oz. 7 1/2's. Will try both RST loads in my heavy EH and probably some 12 AA with inserts. Very tight chokes always makes it interesting. High flyer Whitewings don't like me!!

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by davidboyles

I use 1 1/8 RST on doves in my grade 3 hammer and used inserts with AA. 1 1/8 oz. 7 1/2's. Will try both RST loads in my heavy EH and probably some 12 AA with inserts. Very tight chokes always makes it interesting. High flyer Whitewings don't like me!!

Well the reason I was looking at the RST a 1 1/8 oz load is because I have experience with them . I shot a case of them out of the Bonehill hammergun I had it was 10lbs and didnt have much recoil . The two loads are the same price though and the 3ft lbs of recoil difference in my 6 frame seems negligible .

Although , I may pick up a LC Smith 10 gauge next month and its 10.5lbs so the 1 1/8 oz would probably be more comfortable in that gun .


I used to have a set of the gold gaugemate adapters 10 ga to 16 ga , The 16 gauge loads actually kicked pretty good in the 10 ga . I think they were 1 1/8 oz at 1450 fps .