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woodnickle
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2011/08/06 09:07:14 (permalink)

Magnum shells?

Do any of you use these for the early season?
Had a very good friend give me 6 new shells! Thanks Rich!

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    thunderpole
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    RE: Magnum shells? 2011/08/06 15:24:20 (permalink)
    what are they 3in or 3 half in?but yea we use them i began to shy away from 3 halfs cuz of the price a goog choke and 3in bbs im good out to 40 and beyond
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    RE: Magnum shells? 2011/08/06 20:01:23 (permalink)
    I know they are great for getting those late season high fliers down.
    I know it doesn,t take much for the early birds to come in with just a call.

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    RE: Magnum shells? 2011/08/06 21:14:55 (permalink)
    I Use 3.5 high velocity loads all the time.  I also carry some cheaper round for clean ups.  I don't shoot anything over 40 yards... Its to expensive and I suck at the longer shots
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    RE: Magnum shells? 2011/08/06 21:55:39 (permalink)
    yea it does get expensive quick but you wont get htem not shootin i ant a sky buster but i try get my limit when possible i did once knock one down at sisty or more one day was my guess wit a 20ga call it bs but it did appen i have whitnesses not folded done but he hit the water then i cleaned up wit a few more shots just takes practice and couple hundred in shells lol
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    RE: Magnum shells? 2011/08/06 21:56:50 (permalink)
    sixty yards that is
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    RE: Magnum shells? 2011/08/08 23:43:18 (permalink)
    3 1/2" 2's early, bb rest of the year.

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    RE: Magnum shells? 2011/08/09 21:37:09 (permalink)
    Early season,we use 3 inch 2's,1's or BB's,the birds are in your face. A long shot is 35 yards and all the above loads will stone them. We go with 3 1/2 BB's the rest of the year,will shoot 3 inch loads under the right set up when birds are really dec'in well.I've been watching huge flocks hitting sweet corn fields and wheat fields in Ohio less than 3 weeks and counting.
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    RE: Magnum shells? 2011/08/09 23:10:16 (permalink)
    3" number 2 black clouds the whole season for ducks and geese.  Only time I would shoot 3 1/2" is if I get a blind at pymy and I know those birds rarely decoy, plus after the first few days and them getting sky busted on them birds stay just out of range of most people and ammo (I just switched to the black cloud 3" snow goose for these situations even).

    I don't think I'll ever shoot 3 1/2" again for waterfowl, and now I'm probably even going to use the new black cloud high velocity in 3" #4's for turkey even.

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