Duck Ammo

Gbassman · 12-07-10, 06:44 PM

Im going on my first duck hunt this weekend and was wandering about ammo. i have a few boxes of steel shot but they are more for quail and dove, they have an even ounce of shot in them, will they get the job done? thanks for any and all help. by the way the ammo is winchester steel game and target loads.

MississippiBoy · 12-07-10, 06:59 PM

I imagine quail/dove loads will be at least size 6 shot, maybe even size 9. You don't need to use those for duck. You probably want size 3-5 shot.

Tavery5 · 12-07-10, 07:57 PM

When I hunted duck, we had to either use steele or bismuth, and I believe I used either B or BB for the shot size, always shot mags. Steele shot just does not have the penetration power of lead....

bamabassman · 12-07-10, 08:12 PM

5-8 shot for ducks is what i always heard. go through ZOOKERS posts and see what he used.

Dave63 · 12-08-10, 01:17 PM

With steel shot 2 is the most common size for mallards, no smaller than 4. BB is a little overkill, but it'll get the job done.

keithdog · 12-08-10, 06:55 PM

I hunted ditch banks for ducks for many years. I had to use steel here in Indiana, and went with 2 3/4 high brass #2 shot most of the time. I was mainly shooting mallards and an occational pintail. If I knew I was going to be hunting woodies, I'd opt for #4 shot.

12-07-10, 06:44 PM	#1
Gbassman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: scottsboro Al Posts: 155	Duck Ammo Im going on my first duck hunt this weekend and was wandering about ammo. i have a few boxes of steel shot but they are more for quail and dove, they have an even ounce of shot in them, will they get the job done? thanks for any and all help. by the way the ammo is winchester steel game and target loads. __________________ when god created Lake Guntersville, he created perfection(mark zona)

12-07-10, 06:59 PM	#2
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	I imagine quail/dove loads will be at least size 6 shot, maybe even size 9. You don't need to use those for duck. You probably want size 3-5 shot. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

12-07-10, 07:57 PM	#3
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	When I hunted duck, we had to either use steele or bismuth, and I believe I used either B or BB for the shot size, always shot mags. Steele shot just does not have the penetration power of lead....

12-07-10, 08:12 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	5-8 shot for ducks is what i always heard. go through ZOOKERS posts and see what he used. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

12-08-10, 01:17 PM	#5
Dave63 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Farmersburg, IN Posts: 341	With steel shot 2 is the most common size for mallards, no smaller than 4. BB is a little overkill, but it'll get the job done.

12-08-10, 06:55 PM	#6
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I hunted ditch banks for ducks for many years. I had to use steel here in Indiana, and went with 2 3/4 high brass #2 shot most of the time. I was mainly shooting mallards and an occational pintail. If I knew I was going to be hunting woodies, I'd opt for #4 shot.

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