Originally Posted By: Ted Schefelbein
Originally Posted By: Stan
Originally Posted By: Ted Schefelbein
[quote=Ken61]

On a related note, does anyone know what to do with a bunch of 12 gauge 3" loads of number 4 lead shot?

I got stuck with a bunch of that, too.

Best,
Ted


Buy you a H.S. Strut "Hammerin'" mouth crow call and have at 'em. One a one-quarter ounce of fours is bad long range crow medicine. I love 'em.

SRH


Where do you guys buy 1 1/4oz 3" loads? These are all 1 3/8oz loads. I get a headache thinking about feeding them to a double, and even the Stupid Black Eagle is unpleasant to shoot with loads like that.

I was never impressed with any #4 load I patterned, back in the day. I doubt I ever tried one that had more than 1 1/4oz in it, which, is about 169 pellets.
I'm more recoil sensitive, now.

Best,
Ted


Ted, I've never shot anything bigger than 5's at pheasants; mostly 6's (American or Brit). However, in his "Shotgun Book", Jack O'Connor talks about a friend of his who shot 4's (I think 1 1/4 oz) through an IC choke. Per Jack: "I have patterned his improved cylinder barrel with his favorite shot size, and at 35 yards the patterns have holes that you could throw a cocker spaniel through." Yet O'Connor says the guy did very well with that choke/load combo.