Pheasant rounds

[Justfishin73]

Headed down to Stettler next weekend for pheasant festival. Haven't hunted them in a long while. Just curious what is being used these days. Using 12 ga, little heavy, but only break barrel I have. Choke too-modified?

[tolait]

Kent fast lead five or six shot will knock them dead.
Been out eight days with my new pup kente in the tube
No lost birds.

[catnthehat]

IMO the load you use is not so nearly important than if you can shoot well.
I've seen pheasants killed cleanly with everything from 3/4 oz to 1 1/4 oz and from shot sizes from 4's to 8's in gauges from 28 to 10 and with both bllackk powder and smokeless.
Most people like an I/C or MOD choke but I have also seen full and CYL used with great success.
the guns I use most are CYL/CYL or CYL/MOD.
Cat

[Justfishin73]

Shoot thousands of rounds of trap year round, pretty decent with a shotgun. Hunt lots of geese and ducks

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Justfishin73

Shoot thousands of rounds of trap year round, pretty decent with a shotgun. Hunt lots of geese and ducks

Grab some 1 1/8 oz 6's or 7 1/2's of your favorite brand and go kill 'em with your MOD choke, you shouldn't have any issues!
Cat

[timsesink]

I prefer a #6 out of modified but as Cat said, they ain't picky!

[stob]

shot a ton over the years with a 28ga ruger o/u ... briley tubes ... M/F ... have used the 2nd barrel only 1x and that was at a laser measured 54yds after the 1st tube stumbled him ... 1oz winchester #5 shot ... S.Spaniel ... 95% of shots under 35 yds

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by stob

shot a ton over the years with a 28ga ruger o/u ... briley tubes ... M/F ... have used the 2nd barrel only 1x and that was at a laser measured 54yds after the 1st tube stumbled him ... 1oz winchester #5 shot ... S.Spaniel ... 95% of shots under 35 yds

I have shot most of my pheasants and upland birds with the 28 gauge as well, and I use the same chokes and shot size as I do for the other gauges.