Opinions on best goose load?

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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby assateague » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:28 pm

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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:29 pm

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assateague wrote:My Xperts cost me about 40 cents, and 30 seconds to throw them in the scooter at Walmart.

The cheap Federals are much better. :thumbsup:


I tried those, since I like Federal everything else, but they don't pattern nearly as well out of my 870. Not even close, actually. And for me, they don't seem to hold up as well to the salt water. After one hunt, the ones left in the box were rusty by the following Saturday, and those were the ones which were never taken out, just the spray and the air.


Interesting. Experts don't pattern worth a shit out of an A5.

Your A5 is to fancy for experts.


It really likes Hevimetal but I cant afford to feed it. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby Bootlipkiller » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:31 pm

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Bootlipkiller wrote:
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The Duck Hammer wrote:[quote="assateague"]My Xperts cost me about 40 cents, and 30 seconds to throw them in the scooter at Walmart.

The cheap Federals are much better. :thumbsup:


I tried those, since I like Federal everything else, but they don't pattern nearly as well out of my 870. Not even close, actually. And for me, they don't seem to hold up as well to the salt water. After one hunt, the ones left in the box were rusty by the following Saturday, and those were the ones which were never taken out, just the spray and the air.


Interesting. Experts don't pattern worth a shit out of an A5.

Your A5 is to fancy for experts.


It really likes Hevimetal but I cant afford to feed it. :lol: :lol: :lol:[/quote]
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby assateague » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:32 pm

Try handloading some and buffering with gold dust. That A5 would purr like a kitten. My 870, on the other hand, would steal all my shells and run to the pawnshop when I wasn't looking.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby Bufflehead » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:35 pm

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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:37 pm

assateague wrote:Try handloading some and buffering with gold dust. That A5 would purr like a kitten. My 870, on the other hand, would steal all my shells and run to the pawnshop when I wasn't looking.

If I start reloading it will be for my 10 ga. The A5 can just get over it.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby assateague » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:37 pm

I'm sure I'm going to catch hell for this, but to me, an A5 is just an ugly, ugly gun.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:39 pm

Its not a beauty queen but the sight plain is awesome on it.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:39 pm

And it is light as air.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby assateague » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:40 pm

No shit? They look heavy and bulky. As you can probably tell, I've never shot one.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby 3legged_lab » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:42 pm

assateague wrote:I'm sure I'm going to catch hell for this, but to me, an A5 is just an ugly, ugly gun.

I've always thought so too until I handled one of the new ones, I think the beauty is within. Kind of like an acquired taste.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:44 pm

It is lighter than a 870
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:46 pm

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assateague wrote:I'm sure I'm going to catch hell for this, but to me, an A5 is just an ugly, ugly gun.

I've always thought so too until I handled one of the new ones, I think the beauty is within. Kind of like an acquired taste.

I have had a lot of people tell me how ugly it looks and then handle it and change their minds. :lol:
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby assateague » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:50 pm

We still talking about your shotgun?
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby Flightstopper » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:51 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:
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assateague wrote:I'm sure I'm going to catch hell for this, but to me, an A5 is just an ugly, ugly gun.

I've always thought so too until I handled one of the new ones, I think the beauty is within. Kind of like an acquired taste.

I have had a lot of people tell me how ugly it looks and then handle it and change their minds. :lol:

New or old?
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:51 pm

assateague wrote:We still talking about your shotgun?

:lol: I thought one of you would make a stupid comment as I was typing that.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:51 pm

Flightstopper wrote:
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3legged_lab wrote:
assateague wrote:I'm sure I'm going to catch hell for this, but to me, an A5 is just an ugly, ugly gun.

I've always thought so too until I handled one of the new ones, I think the beauty is within. Kind of like an acquired taste.

I have had a lot of people tell me how ugly it looks and then handle it and change their minds. :lol:

New or old?

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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby 3legged_lab » Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:03 pm

assateague wrote:We still talking about your shotgun?
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby jehler » Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:09 am

assateague wrote:No shit? They look heavy and bulky. As you can probably tell, I've never shot one.
you should, each shot takes like five minutes of curclunking to cycle the next round
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby MuddyWaterWarlock » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:04 am

Tomkat, try some different 3inch rounds with different chokes to find what you are looking for. I like #1 for my goose hunting. Even when I was running the 10 for geese I still prefered the 1's. Hevi shot is some bad stuff if you can afford to shoot it. I have to ask, how many goose shells you talking about in a season? Affordable maybe?

Most people can't tell the difference between 30 yards and 50 yards on the wing! Fact.

I don't like the A-5's. They just don't mount well for me, and I don't drink the Kool aid, I use what works.

If you reload, Your range of shells increases dramatically. I quit because I was too busy to mess with it. However, now I wish I still had all my reloading gear. I was reloading #3 steel that would go through a canada at 30 yards. But that was when factory steel wouldn't dent a pop can at 30! With tungsten, tss, etc. guys are creating loads that kill at ridiculous distances.

Snow geese don't have to even be hit when shot at to fall! Just scare them. Nice troll rebel :thumbsup:
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby Tomkat » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:30 am

assateague wrote:No shit? They look heavy and bulky. As you can probably tell, I've never shot one.


I held a new A-5 the other day. They really are a light feeling gun. If I were to ever get another gun, I would consider one of those, or an extrema.

Warlock, that depends on how much snow goose pass shooting I do. A few boxes is a good guess.

I am thinking, at Jarbo's suggestion, of getting a BlackCloud full choke tube and doing that. I have been using a Carlsons Midrange tube that I am very happy with on ducks; I normally shoot #3 Federal blue box for ducks.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby jarbo03 » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:32 am

Flightstopper wrote:#2 is lethal out to 50 at 1400ish fps. Up the velocity and you get more distance, if the pattern holds.

Maybe on ducks or the geese you shoot in TX. I have shot many geese with #2, but they are not ideal. I like nothing smaller than #1, battling the wind is near as important as penetration. Be prepared for the worst situation, anything will work when birds work perfect.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby Tomkat » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:36 am

jarbo03 wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:#2 is lethal out to 50 at 1400ish fps. Up the velocity and you get more distance, if the pattern holds.

Maybe on ducks or the geese you shoot in TX. I have shot many geese with #2, but they are not ideal. I like nothing smaller than #1, battling the wind is near as important as penetration. Be prepared for the worst situation, anything will work when birds work perfect.


JArbo, I can get a Blackcloud full for my gun for $20.

I am gonna do it.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby jarbo03 » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:44 am

Definitely
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby Tomkat » Wed Apr 17, 2013 12:42 pm

jehler wrote:
assateague wrote:No shit? They look heavy and bulky. As you can probably tell, I've never shot one.
you should, each shot takes like five minutes of curclunking to cycle the next round


curclunk is not a made up sound.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby jehler » Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:09 pm

Tomkat wrote:
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assateague wrote:No shit? They look heavy and bulky. As you can probably tell, I've never shot one.
you should, each shot takes like five minutes of curclunking to cycle the next round


curclunk is not a made up sound.

best i could come up with, accurate?
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby Tomkat » Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:55 pm

I think its dead on. Sounds just like that to me.

A lot of Ar-15's make a chwaangg! sounds when you shoot them.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby jehler » Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:57 pm

Tomkat wrote:I think its dead on. Sounds just like that to me.

A lot of Ar-15's make a chwaangg! sounds when you shoot them.

ever notice how much diffrent an ar sounds when your firing it compared to when your 10 yards away form it
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby assateague » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:01 pm

They're remarkably quiet when shooting it (M16s are, anyway, I'd assume an AR is the same, but I've never shot one), and feel like they're going to fall apart.
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Re: Opinions on best goose load?

Postby BrewGUN » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:04 pm

Same with desert eagles, feels like its reloading a 20 mil cannon it's so clunky.
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