0053cat 1 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Hi all, I'm going goose shooting for 3 days in oct to Scotland. I've got a semi auto with a 3.5" chamber. What's the best carts to use? I'm also shooting Duck aswell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jclay91 12 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Gamebore mammoth steel 42g 1s will do the job on geese And mammoth steel 36g 3s for duck If not over water you could use sum rc50 3s for geese and any 35g 5s for duck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remi700 99 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Shoot noble sport 56g 2's and 3's for years at geese. 3 years ago we started to shoot b&p 36g 5's and 6's and we've been having twice the kills at every bit as long of range and further and thats nearly all canadas and greys. You'll certainly have no bother shooting greys and pinks with 36g loads! Put them through a good tight choke and put it up the front of them. Anything behind the neck is a waste of a cartridge! If you have to use steel lighter is better. See if you can find anyone that homeloads if you don't yourself. 30grams of steel doing 1650fps is alot more effective then 36grams doing 1300!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIK 4,754 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) Where in Scotland are you going ?...if your in the fields 36g 3 or 4 buffallos is plenty and a 32 g 5 for ducks will do the job ....agree with remi tighten your choke if need be Edited August 9, 2013 by MIK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b53hunt 15 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) kent cartridges tungsten matrix 3.5 63g 1 shot do the job £26 for 10 mind Edited August 9, 2013 by b53hunt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIK 4,754 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 63G I have never understood why people use such big loads for geese ...surely there cant be much left for eating . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b53hunt 15 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 plenty to eat in my experience it only gives you a bit more range with heavy loads and if you put it through a pattern master it seems to be a very uniformed pattern and after all i aim for the head and neck area so very few pellets end up in the body does the trick for me anyway but i do you 32g 4 steel for the ducks and im sure some will use them geese but it is a big bird atb b Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0053cat 1 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Thanks guys for the advice. MIK I'm going to dumfries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remi700 99 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Thats the american way. They call it magnum mania! The only problem with heavy loads of steel is the heavier the load the slower it goes. Thats ok if your shooting 1000s of the same round week in week out but if your going in cold turkey working out lead to ensure clean head and neck shots wont be easy especially not at range. 63gms of steel must be an amazing amount of pellets though. Similar pellet count to about 140 150 gms of lead! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raymond1 262 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Hi all, I'm going goose shooting for 3 days in oct to Scotland. I've got a semi auto with a 3.5" chamber. What's the best carts to use? I'm also shooting Duck aswell. same thing every year ,.............................................just buy some clay loads and take on shots at 200 yards and you will fit right in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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