Magnum loads

[tom tutwiler]

Originally Posted by Bill Anderson

You should try RST's premium grade 2 3/4" pheasant shells with 1 1/4 oz of 5 or 6 shot. I have fired them in #6 shot through my D grade damascus Remington 1894 12 gauge with 6" of choke constriction (.037) and the pattern out to 45 yards is just unbelieveable! Box of 25 is only $11.00.

Bill

Just curious, any idea on the pressure of that load? I know RST is pretty good at providing info. I'd see those as nice turkey loads or even nicer pheasant loads out west where the shots are long and the wind always blows.

[Eldon Goddard]

I like the way Charlie writes. It is stream of conscious writing like in Ulysses. So I take no offense at all.

[10 bore]

Originally Posted by Eldon Goddard

I like the way Charlie writes. It is stream of conscious writing like in Ulysses. So I take no offense at all.

his writing looks fine to me, i under stand it perfectly fine, so i am not sure if thats a good thing or bad keep it coming, scott

[Double Lab]

Destry;
I was referring to the good ole' days when we could shoot lead and we would shoot little creeks where our farthest shot would be 40yds. I'd never attempt a 70yd. shot with that load. I will soon have a 10 ga. and then let's see what it will do at 40+ yds. on them wary honkers.

[Bill Anderson]

Originally Posted by tom tutwiler

Just curious, any idea on the pressure of that load? I know RST is pretty good at providing info. I'd see those as nice turkey loads or even nicer pheasant loads out west where the shots are long and the wind always blows.

Alex Papp at RST just answered the pressure question I gave him yesterday on their 12 gauge 1 1/4 oz pheasant loads .
It is 7500 PSI

Bill

[tom tutwiler]

Originally Posted by Bill Anderson

Alex Papp at RST just answered the pressure question I gave him yesterday on their 12 gauge 1 1/4 oz pheasant loads .
It is 7500 PSI

Bill

Sweet, I'll be shooting those out of a number of my older Parkers at Turkey's, as well an old Fox or two.

[Double Lab]

Pete has hit the nail on the head. I have yet to find a bird (including turkeys, ducks and geese) that can't be cleanly killed with a 1 1/8oz. trap load of hard 7 1/2's. I know many will disagree but to me the real sport is to decoy the birds in to under 35yds. and with a wonderfully full choked Parker or Fox then center the pattern on their neck/head. Thump... bird down. If the bird won't respond to my calls and decoys then he wins that day. I don't own a 10ga.(yet) but when I do I'll bump up my payload to 1 1/4oz.- 7 1/2's. Everything being equal (shot size, velocity and choke constriction) there is roughly an effective increase of 5 yds. for every 1/8oz. increase in payload up to 40yds. or so. After that it's a crapshoot. JMHO.