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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland
i agree shooting and reloading light loads are good on the shoulder and good on the gun...and you fellas that shoot clays and trap need them....but when im facing a turkey or have a load for a deer i want it to be loaded to the max...i shoot lite loads on doves and get my fair share but the boys shooting next to me use high brass and 1 1/4 ounce shot and weve been doing this for years...the boys shooting the heavy loads will kill more doves than us shooting the lite loads...but this is my opinon only....i learn a lot from these good threads.... charlie
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Charlie,
I hunt with the same kind of fellows. On opening day they shoot at every bird from 5 yards to 100 yards with maximum loads. For every one they kill, they cripple three. Half of what they kill they never pick up, mostly because they fell a half mile away, just keep shooting. And then when the doves are all gone after the first two days they wonder why. I've had some big arguments with them, especially the ones who shoot six boxes on opening day. All I want is my 15 and then be done with it, and the fewer shells the better.