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Looking for a good dove load that won't shred birds at 25 yards
I've been using my Beretta A300 with a Modified choke and Federal 7.5 shot, 1-1/8 oz loads for dove. I'm hitting birds consistently, but I'm getting a lot of shredded meat, especially on closer sho...
Anyone else find Fiocchi Golden Pheasant #6s pattern too tight at 30 yards?
Been using Fiocchi Golden Pheasant 2.75" 1.25oz #6s through my Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus with an Improved Cylinder choke for late-season pheasants. At 25 yards, it's perfect, but at 30-35 yards wher...
Struggling with sustained lead on long handicap targets
I've moved back to the 27-yard line in American Trap and my scores have dropped. I'm using a Browning Citori with a Full choke and 1-1/8 oz of #7.5 shot at 1200 fps. I keep missing behind on the ha...
My GSP is creeping on birds after the point - tried everything but e-collar
My 3-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer has started creeping forward after establishing a solid point on pheasants. We're hunting with a Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus, 28" barrel with an IC choke, usin...
Struggling with consistency on long crossers at my local sporting clays course
I keep dropping birds on Station 7 at my club - it's that 45-yard crossing teal that starts behind the trees. I'm shooting a Browning Citori 725 with an Improved Modified choke, using Federal Top G...
Struggling with consistency on FITASC parcours station 3 doubles
Been shooting FITASC for a couple seasons now, but I keep dropping targets on station 3 where you get that high incomer and low quartering-away pair. I'm running a Browning 725 with Briley extended...
Struggling with true pairs on station 7 - rabbit then high crosser
At my local course, station 7 has a true pair with a rabbit that rolls left to right, then a high crosser from the right tower about 35 yards out. I keep hitting the rabbit clean but missing the cr...
Just started and my head keeps coming up off the stock
Hey all, new shooter here. I'm using a used Browning Citori 12 gauge with a modified choke, shooting 1 oz #8 loads at 1200 fps. Every time I call for the bird at my local club's station 3 (going aw...
First time pheasant hunter - what's a good choke and load combo?
Just got my first shotgun, a Beretta A300 Outlander 12 gauge. I'm heading out to South Dakota for a pheasant trip next month with some buddies. I've been practicing on clays but want to make sure I...
Force fetch timing for my 2-year-old GSP - too late?
Got my German Shorthaired Pointer at 18 months from a hunter who didn't do any formal retrieving work. She's solid on birds, points steady, but just mouths and drops dummies. Tried positive reinfor...