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Dave McC · August 3, 2012, 01:50 PM

7/8 oz, 2 3/4" shells chock full of 8 shot will be plenty for dove, quail,rails, woodcock,etc. Just insert any 3 of those 350 pellets into the vitals and the bird will be past all pain when it touches earth.

3" loads here would be counterproductive.

August 3, 2012, 01:50 PM	#5
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	7/8 oz, 2 3/4" shells chock full of 8 shot will be plenty for dove, quail,rails, woodcock,etc. Just insert any 3 of those 350 pellets into the vitals and the bird will be past all pain when it touches earth. 3" loads here would be counterproductive.