goose loads

[MarketHunter]

That Black Cloud would be awful hard on a damascus steel Parker I'd imagine.

DLH

[Dollar Grade]

Originally Posted by Fred Preston

That's the load I use in my 26" skeet bored VH for jump shooting from the canoe. It's the gun I use for most of my grouse and woodcock work with 7&1/2 AAs. Works well on a close rising bird.

Fred,
Have you patterned the black cloud through your skeet choke? Tighten it up much?

Cabelas has the stuff on sale if you need more: http://www.cabelas.com/shotgun-ammun...el-box-1.shtml

[Blind Dog]

Yes and Yes. I don't get the spread I do with the AAs but the 30 yard center density is nearly the same. The gun has barrels sleeved by KirK Merrington choked skeet in/skeet out (sort of light IC/light Mod). Kirk advised me that steel was ok. The black Cloud wads are very stout, no shot could touch the bore. I believe the wad is desighned to "parachute" away from the shot as it leaves the muzzle. Advertised velocity is 1500 fps for the 1oz load; the pushback is sharper than the 1&1/8oz AA, but the gun is a #2 frame and handles quite nicely. I did get my stuff from the big box this last season.