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20 Ga ammo is pretty scare in this part of the country... I have stashed a few boxes of WW 1 1/8 oz loads of # 6 shot... I used a similar load for many years in 12 ga. guns, and it did a good job... Is anyone making this short magnum load today????
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1-1/8oz loads Yes, though I have found that I get better patterns with 1oz loads.
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There are 1-1/4oz 20ga loads too. I have never not killed what I hit with 1oz loads.
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The 20 ga "baby magnum" is a staple in manufacturers' inventories, pretty much everyone makes them. I have on hand a handful of boxes of them in #5 for pheasant hunting. I find the extra pellets help fill out patterns with this shot size.
I'm pretty sure I have killed everything I have hit with a shotgun no matter what the shot weight but unfortunately I can't say everything I have ever hit was retrieved. Heavier shot loads with larger pellets seem to lessen the losses for me but there still is the occasional one.
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Thanks, I will have to check around... I have a couple 20's that have hardly been used.. I bought them when my late wife took up bird hunting.. Never used them much after her passing..
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Thanks, I will have to check around... I have a couple 20's that have hardly been used.. I bought them when my late wife took up bird hunting.. Never used them much after her passing.. I would give you a flat but I only shoot 1oz loads.
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MCH, Very kind of you.. I can get 20 ga. ammo, just the 1 1/8 oz loads are hard to find.. I am getting on in years and the lighter shotgun, may help at the end of a long day.. Many thanks for the kind offer...
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I love hunting with the 20ga and I am still fairly young, at least in my mind.
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kingston... Thanks, now that I know these are being made, I will check them out when I visit shotgun country...
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