November 10, 2010, 09:10 PM | #1 |
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Steel shot and rabbit
Planning on rabbit hunting in New mexico. They have a non-toxic shot requirement on public land.
So if I nornally use #6 lead out of an IC choke, what size would I use with steel? Some thing like #4 steel and the IC would throw a modified size pattern? Any recommended ammo? I see some winchester at walmart. I think it was... Dry-loc?
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November 10, 2010, 09:23 PM | #2 |
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Remington Express with steel shot in #4 works great out of an 870. We limit shots to 25 yds as we can't afford to lose one- we hunt airports with this and you can't afford to have one crawl off. Buzzards, dogs, coyotes can do incredible damage to a plane when landing or taking off.
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November 10, 2010, 09:28 PM | #3 |
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Ok, cool. Walmart had the #6. What is that? A dove load?
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November 10, 2010, 10:39 PM | #4 |
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#4 or 6 steel will work fine for rabbits, they aren't hard to kill. I assume we're talking cottontails.
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November 10, 2010, 10:45 PM | #5 |
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Yep, Desert cotton tails. I wish they'd let us use lead. I guess this how the water fowlers feel.
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November 11, 2010, 03:30 AM | #6 |
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Always pattern your loads , don't guess !! You may be surprised at some of the patterns !
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November 11, 2010, 04:27 AM | #7 |
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Ya...I was always taught to go up two shot sizes when using steel vs. lead (#6 lead = #4 steel) and use an IC choke with the steel like you would use modified with lead.
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