What dove load do you use?

[Grumpy1911]

Rio Texas game load 3 inch 7.5 shot will reach out and touch em. It's high brass and our group has been very pleased with it. Any high brass 3 inch load should do well. Low brass is only good for skeet IMO

LOL .... Ok...

[Grumpy1911]

If you need 3" or high brass for dove something is wrong.

Correct.

[JW]

Correct.

I can miss em with high brass 3" too. I know, I've seen me do it.

[Grumpy1911]

I can miss em with high brass 3" too. I know, I've seen me do it.

Lol.. True. Missing them is one thing. But It don't take much to kill a dove if you aim where you supposed too. Lol. Its perty tricky.

[Bigfootwolff]

Used to shoot 12 gauge Remington Heavy Dove 7.5 shot. It gave me enough heavier shot to take down white wings at longer ranges. I was crippling too many with #8 shot. I recently decided to change to the faster standard Rio 7.5 one ounce loads. They shoot a little faster than the Remington's. I think for me a faster load with less pellets is just as effective, and the rounds are cheaper.

[txtrophy85]

No matter what brand shell or what shot , I would imagine a 1 1/8 oz load packs more punch than a 7/8 oz load which should mean faster and harder hitting . But that`s just my opinion .

not true....the heavier load is typically flying slower.


pay attention to the velocity.

my 20 gauge throwing 7/8'ths ounce of no. 7 1/2 at 1300 fps is hitting harder than a 1 1/8 ounce 12 gauge load at 1250 fps.



I'm really picky when it comes to my shotgun shells. I typically use a fast load, I'm currently using Rio/Monarch loads at 1300 fps for a dove load. a "field load" is going to be flying at 1150-1200 fps.

I never used high brass loads for dove, imo its a waste of money. You can kill dove at ridiculous ranges with a good field load, AA's for instance are some of the best you can get for dove

[Phdan]

20 gauge #

[bowhntrmatt]

1 oz in 20 ga
1.125 oz in 12 ga
Both through improved cylinder with a possible switch to modified if they aren't decoying well.