Pete
No doubt about it # 6 will kill at distance. When I hunted Ducks with Lead # 6 was all I used. Problem with the 6's for me is shooting light shot loads in SxS's I don't think I get enough pellets. Look at it this way, all from internet charts. nothing actually counted
For my 12 g loads
1 oz load # 7 296 pellets
1 oz load # 6 222 pellets
For my 10 G loads
1 1/8 oz # 7 331 pellets
1 1/8 oz # 6 308 pellets
Of course I could bump the 12's to 1 1/8 and 10's to 1 1/4. I have some RST 1 1/4 # 6 and they recoil too much in my 9 1/4 lb Ithaca Super 10. Not so bad in my 10 lb Parker Hammer 10. Never liked Factory 1 1/8 oz in 12 G Parkers either.
Good thing about loading is you can get it exactly like you want it.
William
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