The only load I ever used for doves was a 1-1/8 load that mimicked the Winchester AA load I used on the skeet field. It moved that charge of shot at just under 1200 fps and I used it for everything. Doves, rabbits, squirrels, ducks. Yeah, ducks were once killed with lead shot. I never changed the load, only varied the shot size. I had the leads on that load nailed firmly into my cranium, so I stayed with it and used it with much success.
Don't feel bad about being humiliated on the dove fields. Better men than you have been humbled by the little speedsters.
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