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daniel ripley
 
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shot size

Postby daniel ripley » March 13th, 2013, 5:09 pm

hi, i am using 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. #6 shot federals. my question is sould i get at least 3" shells or even 3" #5's. thanks, Daniel
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Re: shot size

Postby allaboutshooting » March 14th, 2013, 3:34 am

daniel ripley wrote:hi, i am using 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. #6 shot federals. my question is sould i get at least 3" shells or even 3" #5's. thanks, Daniel


Hey Daniel,

If your gun will chamber 3" shells, they will give you a higher payload. I would not recommend that you change shot size. The #6 shot will do everything that you need at any reasonalble range, up to 40 yards, and that size shot just flows better than the larger sizes.

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Clark
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Re: shot size

Postby daniel ripley » March 14th, 2013, 8:15 am

ok thanks, Daniel
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