Repro for ducks and steel shot

[William Stevenson]

Steve mentioned Briley thin wall chokes. I have a Steel shot special fitted with Briley TW chokes. I've shot a lot of ducks with this 28" gun using 1 1/8 oz loads of #4 steel shot. I've had a shoulder reconstruction and recoil is a problem that needs to be managed. 1 1/4 12 ga loads hurt but the 1 1/8 loads are manageable. My favorite is my 16 ga repro with just under an ounce of steel #4's. I shoot at moderate ranges over decoys. Bill

[Steve Kleist]

Hi Bill,
I reload a little for ducks. My favorite load is 1 oz of #3 steel at a modest 1400 fps. My chokes are Lt Mod/Mod. Most of the ducks are large and #3 produces less lost birds.
Steve