Why is the 8 bore illegal for waterfowl/migratory game?

[Ray Masciarella]

Charlie

It's a Winchester SX2. The Mega weight load is new. It's like Hevi shot but they use bronze instead of nickel in the mixture. I started out using a Rhino .670 and a Indian Creek .665. I got about 260-270 pellets in 10" at 40 yds. Unsatisfied, I had Indian Creek make me a custom choke at .675 and the count increased to 290-300. It's a 2 7/16 oz load and I think opening it up to .675 just gave the shot a better chance getting out of the gun which improved the pattern. It's a lot of shot and weight at 2 7/16 oz.

I only do about 70-75 pellets in 10" at 70 yds. I would be interesting to see what your 8 ga does. Problem you can't shoot the shot size I use because it's 4x5x6x7 blend. Plus you can't choke it down as tight as I can. What is the choke size in your 8 ga? It seems most ive seen are not even full choked.

Best, ray