It's a sad time, but FYI OSAGE ROOST will be pulling the plug at the end of the month. It's been a great 15 years since the start, but it's hardly ever used now and time to move on!
I gotta tell ya, if the ammo manufacturers have their way you'll be shooting #9's before long. Dont get me wrong, I'm not one of those "use lead shot and 2 3/4' is all you need" guys. I use a 3" load of #6 Hevi's and I'm here to tell you its down right deadly when choked correctly. I'm a bit uncomfortable with relying on the #7 shot that I use to kill doves when I'm hunting turkey. Simple physics says that something must be lost when you go to smaller shot. At what point does that decision become irresponsible and a slew of rookie turkey hunters is spending the entire spring wounding birds? Just my opinion...
Quote from: wiltznucs on January 29, 2010, 07:15:07 AMI gotta tell ya, if the ammo manufacturers have their way you'll be shooting #9's before long. Dont get me wrong, I'm not one of those "use lead shot and 2 3/4' is all you need" guys. I use a 3" load of #6 Hevi's and I'm here to tell you its down right deadly when choked correctly. I'm a bit uncomfortable with relying on the #7 shot that I use to kill doves when I'm hunting turkey. Simple physics says that something must be lost when you go to smaller shot. At what point does that decision become irresponsible and a slew of rookie turkey hunters is spending the entire spring wounding birds? Just my opinion...Comparing lead shot to the HTL new stuff is like comparing apples to oranges. It's all in the density. Unfortunately, the push to get rid of lead has introduced a lot of the newer stuff. I need to check 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure most of MO public hunting land is HTL shells only. Nitro has been loading hevi-12 7's for years and they have absolutely put the smack down on birds. Tungsten shot appears to be the most dense we can get at the moment (someone posted once uranium shot is the only thing harder... not a physicist so not sure). Who knows what direction we are heading with shells!
Quote from: Porter on January 29, 2010, 07:21:08 AMQuote from: wiltznucs on January 29, 2010, 07:15:07 AMI gotta tell ya, if the ammo manufacturers have their way you'll be shooting #9's before long. Dont get me wrong, I'm not one of those "use lead shot and 2 3/4' is all you need" guys. I use a 3" load of #6 Hevi's and I'm here to tell you its down right deadly when choked correctly. I'm a bit uncomfortable with relying on the #7 shot that I use to kill doves when I'm hunting turkey. Simple physics says that something must be lost when you go to smaller shot. At what point does that decision become irresponsible and a slew of rookie turkey hunters is spending the entire spring wounding birds? Just my opinion...Comparing lead shot to the HTL new stuff is like comparing apples to oranges. It's all in the density. Unfortunately, the push to get rid of lead has introduced a lot of the newer stuff. I need to check 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure most of MO public hunting land is HTL shells only. Nitro has been loading hevi-12 7's for years and they have absolutely put the smack down on birds. Tungsten shot appears to be the most dense we can get at the moment (someone posted once uranium shot is the only thing harder... not a physicist so not sure). Who knows what direction we are heading with shells!I hear you and I understand all the physics involved, I went from lead #4's to Hevi #6's and wont go back. But admittedly something seems awry when we start talking about patterns at 50 yards or more. And its these ranges that those shells are being made for. I remember when turkey hunting was about patience, skill, and woodsmanship. Alas, it appears turkey hunting will eventually be no different than prairie dog hunting. Simply wait to see one and pick him off at 100 yards..
I use a 3" load of #6 Hevi's and I'm here to tell you its down right deadly when choked correctly.
Man, just when I'm about to go try and find some #7's, yall change my mind. Whats y'all's oppinion on the #6's and #7's in a Mossberg 835?
I guess I just don't get the smaller shot sizes. Any lead or htl shot #6 or bigger will do the job just fine inside 40 yards so why the need to go smaller.
12 Gauge Hevi-Shot Hevi 13 Turkey Load Shotshell, 3-1/2" Shell, #7 Shot, 2-1/4 oz., 1090 fps, 5 Rounds per Boxno impressed at the speed! was thinking these would be loaded a little hotter like around 1200. gonna be interested in how they preform at distance