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nutty ned · March 2, 2009, 10:12 PM

Super-Dave:
Short answer----yes, at the range you said.
Long answer--- I killed a deer at that range with #2 steel and IMO, at that range, any shotgun load will work from 7.5 lead or #2 steel and larger.
My answer may incite a riot, but, shoot something at 10 yds and see.

March 2, 2009, 10:12 PM	#10
nutty ned Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 765	Super-Dave: Short answer----yes, at the range you said. Long answer--- I killed a deer at that range with #2 steel and IMO, at that range, any shotgun load will work from 7.5 lead or #2 steel and larger. My answer may incite a riot, but, shoot something at 10 yds and see.