craig,
I killed many a woodie with 7 1/2s, even a few "big ducks", as we called them back then. We never had the opportunity to kill many big ducks, so I never used a whole lot of 4s. But, I do remember that they hit like the hammer of Thor. I've been peppered many times with 7 1/2s and 8s on a dove field ............ even shot hard from close enough range that it bloodied me two different times, but that #4 that hit me in the for'ead yesterday was really packing some energy!
There is just no comparison between a #4 lead and a #4 steel shot. I was talking to Phil Robertson a few years ago when he was here for a speaking engagement and we were both bemoaning the loss of lead for ducks. I told him I suspected there were ducks in heaven and that we would be free to use lead. That got a big rise out of him, all said in fun, but with a twinge of hopefulness in our voices.
SRH
