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Steel Shot for Doves?


Hunting Dove with steel | Shotgun Forum

Shooting Steel does give you more pellets in a payload so , having a 20% advantage of hitting what you're shooting at , does make a difference !

Steel Shot can do the Job on Fast-flying Doves - MidWest Outdoors

Just as switching to less dense steel shot for waterfowl requires using slightly larger shot sizes, so does switching to steel shot for doves. Instead of ...

Steel shot & dove | Refuge Forums

I have done experiments with steel 6's in my 16 gauge on doves and early teal. They are effective at speeds at or over 1600 fps.

Steel Dove Shotshell - Kent Cartridge

A non-toxic load designed specifically for Dove hunters. Loaded with our #6 Precision Steel, Steel Dove provides optimal pattern density and energy for fast ...

Steel shot for Doves | GON Forum

Steel shells typically have higher velocity than comparable lead loads. Steel #7 at 30 yard ranges would probably do the deed, especially early season birds.

Steel Shot for Doves? | Duck Hunting Forum

1 1/8oz of steel 6s is serious dove medicine. It's been a while since I figured it out, but I think it's about equal to one ounce of lead 7.5s.

(noob) Going Dove Hunting tomorrow, what kind of shells should I get?

8 dove and quail loads I use, ... I like 1250fps or faster #7.5 or #8 AAs. ... 3.5" BB because I like a challenge and dislike doves enough to hope ...

What Chokes and Shot Size to Use for Dove Hunting - Project Upland

Perhaps the best all-around and most common 12-gauge shotshell used in the dove fields is a 1- or 1 1/8-ounce load of 7 1/2. During the early ...

#7 steel shot | Ultimate Pheasant Hunting Forums

Calamari -- When dove shooting and shots are inside of 40 yards, I prefer the No. 7 steel pellet. Dove are pretty fragile (when you put the ...

Steel shot sizes for doves - HUNTING INDIANA

Steel shot sizes for doves ... I just talked to the property manager at Salamonie and he told me he recommends #6 steel shot for doves. He says ...

Steel shot dove loads. - Trapshooters Forum

Those shells will work just fine on doves. I shoot the Winchester Game & Target 20ga. 3/4oz. of number 6 steel @ 1325 fps and they kill doves just fine.

Choke tube for steel (Dove Hunting) | Rokslide Forum

Rule of thumb is to pattern at the distance you intend to hunt and you want 70% (30" circle) patterns at that distance. I'd try for 70% at 30 ...

Steel shot and Doves | Channel 6-8

You can hunt doves with lead in most places in the USA. There may be some lead free states like California that require lead free ammo but everywhere I hunted ...

Lead vs. steel? It's a draw in dove study shootout - Chron

The study involved a double-blind field test of three 23/4-inch shotshell loads, all fired from 12-gauge shotguns, the most common shotgun used ...

Steel Loads for Dove | North Carolina Hunting and Fishing Forums

General rule of thumb is up two sizes or an increase of 500 fps so 7 steel is fine if you normally shoot 9s at dove.

Fiocchi Dove and Quail Non-Toxic Steel Shot 12 Gauge Shotshells

In many parts of the country Dove and Quail hunting is not only a family tradition, but a rite of passage as well. From the sunflower fields.

Why I Stopped Shooting Lead at Doves - Project Upland Magazine

Therefore, if killing and eating more doves with the improved help of lead shot is the goal, the very food quality of the dead birds is ...

Science & Steel Catch Up with Doves | Shooting Sportsman Magazine

The study provided objective insight comparing the performance of steel shot and lead shot for dove hunting.

A comparison of lead and steel shot loads for harvesting mourning ...

We compared mourning dove harvest metrics for 1 lead (Pb 7½, 32 g) and 2 steel (Fe 7 and Fe 6, 28 g) 12-gauge ammunition types using a double-blind field test ...

Mourning Doves | Iowa DNR

hunting season for mourning doves. Dove hunting provides an opportunity ... shot are adequate for dove hunting. Ammunition loaded with steel shot in ...