Best loads for dove....

[BIG IRON]

3.5" #4 Heavy Goose loads through this baby 300rpm

That thing will put some lead in the air.

[Shane]

I shoot handloads....1300 fps 1oz. #8 - 12ga. (Hodgdon Clays powder, Remington STS hulls & AA hulls). Good load, and Clays burns very clean.

[Shane]

3.5" #4 Heavy Goose loads through this baby 300rpm

Dang! You can reload fast. At 3 shells per trip, that's reloading 100 times per minute. What does that drum's plug look like anyway?

[Mark44]

I do the handload thing too. shoot 7/8 oz of shot out of my Beretta 20 ga o/u and it is just deadly. you don't need to shoot a shoulder thumping load - just get a mojo dove and then get out in front of'em.

[jgard]

i shoot the remington heavy dove loads out of my auto loaders that just about all they will eject i cant shoot those cheap shells the gun will jam with them but will shoot any 1 1/8 oz load

[Winman]

I would not bet on that one buddy..... The dove fields are my shooting range. I run dove hunters almost everyday of the dove seaon and can shoot my limit well within a box of shells. I just love high brass because to me they shoot allot better especially on the blue sky days.

10-4 on that...I love 1 oz loads of no.9's ,handloaded to hi brass stds. in my 20 gaO/U, I back down the umph a bit but still use 1 oz 9's for quail over the dogs....really an awesome load,,,,

[SabreKiller]

I roll my own so...

I have found a good 1 oz. load of #8's for my 12 gauge at 1300 fps and a good 1 oz. load for my 20 as well. I shoot modified and full out of my Remington 3200 and it will slay a buch of them this year.

[Jamesl]

I like Federal's 20 ga 7.5s. Hard to find and are reasonably priced. But I will buy whatever is cheap. I shoot a wingmaster that was my grandpa's squirrel gun. Full choke, no options. I can hit doves along ways off and just let the ones that get close crap on me.

[zebrabacon]

20 ga low brass or aluminum 7.5s is my choice.............

Just put the BBs where the bird is going to be...

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[BOHTR]

I bought some of the 1 oz. loads from Estate last year for my 20.........i killed more birds than i ever have......and i have always shot a 12.

[switchback]

now this is some over thinking on dove....just grab a gun...some shells...some comfy chairs and some buddies who bring the free beer and start shootin at birds...i dove hunt to relax and enjoy myself and laugh at everyone including myself for shooting 5 boxes and hitting ten birds....ahhhhh september and my birthday is the second week of dove season.... woo hoo!!!!

I hear ya and my birthday just happens to be the first weekend of dove season. Bring it on.

Trying the heavy dove load remington 7 1/2 1 1/8 this year.

[COPPERHEAD]

Thanks for all the help. Ordered some RIO's online.