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Fiocchi #9 HV loads (12ga. of course!) We order these by the pallets and they are the ticket!! Improved cyl. We hunt everyday (the good Lord willing! ) and they perform!

I ordered a mix case of Fiocchi Heavy Loads......7.5's and 9's.....$65 shipped.....not bad. The last time I had shot them was over 5 yrs ago......and they were some awesome shells then......just hope these perform the same way.

Deadeye wrote:I like 3 1/4dr 1 1/8oz 8 shot. I would shoot 9's but I don't like biting into lead when I eat doves.

Deadeye

why don't you shoot em in the head? i like to shoot number eights in a twelve but also shoot 7 1/2 in a sixteen. mainly cause i can't find number 8s around here.those fiocchi shells are the ticket. never seen them in 16 gauge though.

al

95% of my dove hunting is done with a 20 ga. stackbarrel with 7.5's and nothing tighter than a light mod. and IC choke, typically skt. and IC. The other 5% is done with a 12 ga. with 1oz. 7.5's. You don't need a lot of shot to kill these little jokers, but too much will tear 'em up.

Gordon

#9 Rottweils

6 shot high brass winchesters;

gun: Remington 870 12 ga. with full choke

You thought I was serious didn't you?

I use the Remington high velocity 7 1/2 shot; 12 ga.; modified or imp. cyl., just depending on how they're flying that day.

I chose other because of hunting conditions I prefer HB 6's through single shot 16ga with full choke barrel for longer reach shots but for the close in your face hunting I'll take a 12ga with any thing from LB 6's to 8's. I say this though after about a box of HB 6's through 16ga the ole shoulder kinda knows it.

GFB.

I'll tell you boys what, I hit several doves with #8 shot last year that just dropped a feather or 2 and kept on flying. And yes they were in range so don't even. Switch to 7 1/2 and did much better. The second weekend our group had to discard probably half a dozen bird that had gangrene. Whether they were shot too far, the shells sucked, or were shot with 8s or 9s, I don't know. I'm sticking to 7 1/2s or 6s.

However, I would like to see Remington put out some high brass #10 Hevi-Shot!

Fiocchi

I reload a 7.5/9 mix, pushed by a 1 1/8 load. I've experimented with about every combo imaginable for dove loads and have always had the most success with that combo.

12 oz Silver Bullets!!

they work better in the afternoon, but have been known to perform in the morning equally well

the doc