Best Pheasant Loads
I have been using Hevi Shot Classic doubles #5s and 6s for pheasant - non-tox is not required but a good idea. They are fine, but I really have trouble knocking the birds down hard. I hunt over a setter and only shoot pointed birds so I am limiting myself to shots within 30yds - I hate seeing a bird flinch in the air and coast.
I have not yet tried NICE shot nor have I tried Kent Tungsten-Matrix (the later of which they claim is fine for old guns but are the pressures okay?). For Phez I use 16s and 12s.
Should I go back to lead #6s?
Advice from you western pheasant experts would really be appreciated.
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