Intresting thread. As Tom Roster aptly stated in one of his articles, it's not the size of the guage that kills, its the number and size of the pellets. Where is it written that you have to shoot 3oz of shot? I should think that 1 7/8 or even 1 5/8 oz would be tremendously effective beyond 60yds with lead or even some of the non toxics we have to load with - even steel( yuck) would be plausable in the right velocity loading.
Just because an 8 bore was used by some market hunters at a different time in history doesen't mean we can't use it effectively today. Our own prejudices are the only thing that prevents us from using it now- along with the availability of guns chambered for it, ammunition, and restrictive legislation.
Ray, 6 ducks ARE 6 ducks.
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