Favorite shotgun shells

[Bryan Pate]

I just wanted to see what brand of shells that people like best for me it is Hevishot 3.5 no 2 what about everbody.

[oleducker]

I shoot KENT fast steel in number 2's and 3's.

[greenhead_11]

Kents,always been good for me.Shoot 1,2's.

[HAWKHUNTS]

I'll tell you what I don't like- Winchester experts. Tried a couple of boxes cause they were cheap. You get what you pay for with those. i am a big fan of winchester Supremes, but I am packing some Kent fasteel on a spring snowgoose trip. Hope it works as well for me as it does for everyone else.

[Jeff-Widgnwhacker-Wallis]

I have had great results with the Winchester Xperts HV in 3" #4's , during the late sesason.During the early season 2.75" work equally well! I will continue to use them. In the 20-35 yd range you can't beat them. Course I like to get up close and personal with my Widgeon :D

WW

[A5Shooter]

Kent Shells #3's for Ducks #2's for Geese, No Cripples this past season

[Brett Neffendorf]

I used several kinds this year but the KENT fasteel worked the best for me. I used 3 inch #2,3's

[nitromag]

Kent,s are good. I used the federal speed shoks in #3 early in the year and they will do a damn damn on decoying birds. I really like the nitro steels in 3in. #2,1 for late season the #1 allowed me to take some 50 yd shots on birds that where landing outside my spread in the late season.

[David Carrington]

Hevi-Shot 4’s are Deadly on Ducks and the wallet. On the other end of the scale I like the Experts 3” 2’s just fine.

[nitromag]

Oh as far as cheep rounds go i found the remington sportsman shells in #1 going 1300fps did pretty good.

[JEDJR]

I shoot Estate shells PERIOD! There good shells and cheap. I need cheap, I cant shoot a lick!! :D

[Brett Beinke]

For ducks, Winchester High Velocity 3 inch # 3's early and 1's later in the season. I have also had good luck with Kent Fasteel but I think Winchester's powder is much cleaner burning.

[Mark Brendemuehl]

I have had GREAT luck with Kent. I like 3's early, and 1 or 2's later.... 2's for divers for sure.
Mark

[David]

For ducks I like Remington Nitro Mag 3" #2or3 or Kent 3" #3.

[David]

For geese 3 1/2" HeviShot #2 kills them dead. Maybe next year i'll get to try some HeviShot on swans.

[Mark Moates]

I shoot Remington Nitro-Mag 31/2" No.2's.

[Rob Jepson]

After shooting Hevi-Shot for the past 3 years I have concluded that my favorite load is their 3" 1 1/4 oz, #4. It easily handles ducks, Canada Geese, and even Sandhill Cranes!

Rob Jepson
Avery Territory Manager

[migratin25]

Kent Faststeel - 2's for duck, 3 1/2 BBB for the big boys.

[WesternWingshooter]

Winchester Supreme 3 1/2 BB for geese

Winchester Supreme 3 #2 for ducks

I used the Xpert HV at the end of the season and was VERY impressed with it. #2's at 1550 will kill 'em dead.

[Eric Strand]

KENT faststeel all the way. 3inch 1 1/8 3's for ducks, and 3 1/2inch 1 3/8 BB's for any geese from 15 to 40 yards. shoot the same loads all the time and you can turn most any shells into killers, just dont change it up a bunch, oh yeah and briley light modified for everything.

" Shoot em with their feet down "
Eric Strand

[Wood Duck Wizard]

Kent FASTEEL 3" #3&4 or Hevishot 23/4" #71/2...

[Ebdawg]

Another for Kent 3" #3's.

[Hest]

For geese, Hevi-Shot 3.5" #5's! HOLY PISS!

For ducks-Federal Ultra-shok 3.5" 1.5oz #1's! Man, they are fast (1550) and smack hard!

[Thráinn E. Skúlason]

As I can still use lead shot for waterfowl my favourite for geese is 3" Winchester turkey load HV #4 1 5/8 in 3" and for duck it is Win XX magnum 2 3/4" buffered coppered plated #4 or #5. Kills them real dead way out there :D .

[nitromag]

lallo take an example from use lead shot bad hurt ducks shot none tox be for yall run into the same problem we had

[nitromag]

typo (from us)

[Moose]

Reloads haven't shot factory ammo in years.

[cupped&committed]

i prefer Remington nitro steel #2 for ducks. My uncle shot a green head three times blowing feathers out each shot and it still flew off. That duck cost him six dollars. in all cases though steel shot sux, period. heavy shot isnt worth the $20 a box.

[cupped&committed]

my uncle was shooting Heavy shot #4, by the way.

[Mallyard]

3" or 2 3/4" Remington Nitro-Steel #2's or #4's. I perfer #4's for my nova pump. And I only shoot the Winchester X-Perts for teal. Only because there cheaper and a teal is not that hard to bring down if you can hit `em.

Mallyard

[Mallyard]

O and one more thing.... on the Hevi-Shot. Those things work wonders. As long as you hit the bird any where up to 65 yards he's going down and down hard. My dad shot a shovler at about 60 yards last year with a 3" #2 Hevi-Shot. And droped it dead in it's tracks. But we work our ducks up in close so there's really no need for the 60-70 yard shot, unless you wan't to just look cool and nail them that far away after everyone else has emptyed their guns, then it might be cool to have.

Mallyard

[James Staten]

over all Kent #3's 3 and half inch do most the killn' for me even been known to knock down a goose or two with em but usually i shoot #1's at the big honkers but still Kents Faststeel every time.

wack em' and stack em'
river reaper

[duckbuster]

As a professional guide i was often asked this same question. I am a big fan of remington's nitro-steel mag, but after the introduction of hevi-shot, nothing compares! As for size, the nitro-steel i like the 3 1/2 in #1's. It not only patterns well,but is also big enough too take out a goose at 35 yrds. As for hevi-shot i like to shoot the #4's.

[featheredfriend]

Kent for me. Either in 3" or 3 1/2" loads. Best shell I've found.

[Call em n Maul em]

i don't know if you guys know this but where i am from in illinois they have a winchester factory here. the xperts are infact the reject shot from the dry-loks. the shot is all diferent shapes so you tend to have more stray pellets. just letting you guys know if you didn't already