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<blockquote data-quote="Master Carper" data-source="post: 3286590" data-attributes="member: 15527"><p>Dennis,</p><p></p><p>the ammo the long range bird hunters are using is European from Game Bore. 1 1/8 oz. loads are 1,520 fps. and 1 oz. loads are 1,525 fps.</p><p></p><p>This is the load I am using, straight from Hodgdon -</p><p></p><p>HULL: 12 ga. 2 3/4" Federal Gold Medal</p><p></p><p>PRIMER: Winchester 209</p><p></p><p>POWDER: Longshot / 37.0 grains</p><p></p><p>WAD: Federal 12S3</p><p></p><p>SHOT: 1 1/8 oz. copper plated #5, #4 or a #2 magnum lead</p><p></p><p>OVERSHOT CARD: one 16 ga. ga. card for more perfect crimps</p><p></p><p>PRESSURE: 9,700 psi</p><p></p><p>VELOCITY: measured @ 3 ft. from muzzle from my Remington 870 with a 34" Hastings Wadlock barrel is 1,562 fps.</p><p></p><p>Velocity measured from my Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon I Sporting Model with 32 " barrels is 1,545 fps.</p><p></p><p>These birds were killed with my Beretta using the above mentioned load with copper plated #4 shot. This was from a European pheasant shoot with no shot taken less than 60 yards. These were just the birds I killed.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]145808[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Master Carper, post: 3286590, member: 15527"] Dennis, the ammo the long range bird hunters are using is European from Game Bore. 1 1/8 oz. loads are 1,520 fps. and 1 oz. loads are 1,525 fps. This is the load I am using, straight from Hodgdon - HULL: 12 ga. 2 3/4" Federal Gold Medal PRIMER: Winchester 209 POWDER: Longshot / 37.0 grains WAD: Federal 12S3 SHOT: 1 1/8 oz. copper plated #5, #4 or a #2 magnum lead OVERSHOT CARD: one 16 ga. ga. card for more perfect crimps PRESSURE: 9,700 psi VELOCITY: measured @ 3 ft. from muzzle from my Remington 870 with a 34" Hastings Wadlock barrel is 1,562 fps. Velocity measured from my Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon I Sporting Model with 32 " barrels is 1,545 fps. These birds were killed with my Beretta using the above mentioned load with copper plated #4 shot. This was from a European pheasant shoot with no shot taken less than 60 yards. These were just the birds I killed. [ATTACH=full]145808[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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