duck loads?

[gumby]

myself and a couple guys at the camp are concidering loads for duck.. what are the opinions here on hevi-shot vs black cloud vs ____?
thanks in advance

[teul2]

Shoot a shell you can afford that is best suited for what your hunting, that patterns best out of your gun.

[woody]

Blackcloud 3' #3's or the new Rem hypersonic 3.5". I have used the blachclouds for the past two years. But I have patterned the Hypersonics and they work great out of my gun. Plus, the Hypersonic 3.5"s travel at 1700fps, which is close to the Blackcloud 3" #3's at 1635 fps. If I can get more pellets with the 3.5" Hypersonics traveling at similar speeds as the 3" with less pellets then I'm going to switch to the Hypersonics.
As for the Hevi-shot vs _____, I would still stick to Hypersonics or Blackcloud. I've shot the Hevi-shot, Rem HD, Tungsten, etc. and just don't see where the extra cost is contributing. Sure, you will get a bit extra range with the Hevi-shot, but, to me, not enough to justify the cost.

[cwink]

You can spend as much money on shells as you want. But if the bbs don't hit the bird it doesn't matter if it cost 2 bucks a shot or 2 cents a shot. I shoot Winchesters High Velocity because they are realatively inexpensive and they seem to patter well out of my gun.

[simmy]

I agree with cwink. I like Winchester HV. They decrease the load weight to get the 1550fps. I open my choke up a bit and shoot 3s or 4s instead of 2s to get more shot in the air. Works great for my hunting party.

[Trip]

Shoot a shell you can afford that is best suited for what your hunting, that patterns best out of your gun.

Yup