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Anyone else notice a difference in pattern density between Federal Black Cloud and Hevi-Shot for late-season geese?
Been hunting geese for 15 years, mostly with a Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus. Last few seasons I've been running Federal Black Cloud 3" #2s through a Patternmaster Code Black Goose choke. Patterns look ...
Hevi-Shot vs. Boss for late-season geese?
Been using Hevi-Shot #2s in my Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus with a Modified choke for geese out to about 40 yards. Pattern is good, but I'm seeing more cripples on those big, late-season Canadas. A bud...
Anyone else notice a difference in pattern density between Federal and Boss bismuth for late-season geese?
Been using Federal 3" #2 bismuth for years on geese with my Browning A5 and a Carlson's Long Range XR choke. Patterns great at 40 yards. Tried Boss #2 bismuth this season and while the velocity fee...
Hevi-Shot vs. Boss for late-season geese?
Been hunting geese for 15 years, mostly with Federal Premium 3" BBs. This late in the season, the big Canadas are super wary and hanging out at 50+ yards. My Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus with a Pattern...
Anyone else notice Hevi-Shot #2s pattern tighter than steel #2s at 40 yards?
Been waterfowl hunting with my Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus for three seasons now. I usually run a Patternmaster Code Black Goose choke with Federal Speed-Shok 3" #2 steel for geese. Last weekend I tri...
Anyone else find Hevi-Shot #2s pattern too tight for late-season mallards?
Been running a Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus with a Full choke for late-season mallards over decoys, usually 25-35 yards. Switched from Federal Black Cloud #3s to Hevi-Shot Magnum Blend (2/4/6) and the ...
Anyone else find Hevi-Shot #2s pattern too tight for late-season mallards?
Been running a Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus with a Modified choke for late-season mallards over decoys at 25-35 yards. Switched from Federal Black Cloud #3s to Hevi-Shot #2s for better penetration on b...
Hevi-Shot vs. Boss for late-season geese?
Been using Hevi-Shot #2s in my Browning A5 for geese over decoys at 30-40 yards. Pattern's good, but I'm wondering if I'm leaving some birds crippled. Buddy swears by Boss #3s for their downrange e...
Hevi-Shot vs. Boss for late-season geese - which patterns tighter at 50+ yards?
Been running Hevi-Shot #2s in my Browning A5 for the last few seasons on Canadas, but I'm seeing more cripples on those longer shots when they're flaring. My buddy swears by Boss #3s for the extra ...
Hevi-Shot vs. Boss for late-season honkers?
Been chasing Canadas over corn stubble with my Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus, using a Patternmaster Code Black Goose choke. I've had good luck with Federal Black Cloud 3" BBs early season, but these lat...