Why such heavy loads, Tom?
I hunt MT and both Dakotas, never on a pay for play operation and hunt nearly daily from the first opening day in MT to the closing day in SD.
In 55 seasons I have shot most every kind of load, heavy ones when I was young and inexperienced, lighter loads as I grew in experience. They all kill roosters, but heavy ones no deader than light loads.
I will shot season limits in all three states, and then again as birds are consumed and as in years past, about 30 of them now, I will shoot 2.5 inch B&Ps High Pheasants with 1 and 1/16th of an ounce of lead.
Tom, take it from an old pheasant hunter. Most any modern shell will work just find, but you will tear birds up less and kill them dead enough with light loads, particularly if you have the good fortune of a good dog.
