2 3/4 or 3", 7 1/2 lead shot Mod or Imp choke and you will be fine.
Yep. Also don't rush to take your shot. I get excited and forget to stay calm. I'm also a member of the "clays are not live birds by any chance" club. Congrats and keep it up. :toast
nacho grande wrote:
now remember this is JMO, but #9 is too small a shot and won't carry enough energy at any distance over 40 yd's ( if that ) to kill and knock down a live bird. clay maybe, but not a dove with more wt and momentum than clay and feathers to soften the blow. I'll bet you were hitting them but causing no significant damage. try again with 7 1/2's or 6's if you think it's needed and I bet you'll limit out. and while youre at it spring for the high brass hunting loads. they may place shot size limits ( for group safety ) in a group hunt area so pellets won't travel as far or retain as much energy. but I'd bet it's the shot size, not your shooting that wasn't bringing them down. size does matter.and if shots are going to be long try the full choke.
forgot the part about a mossy not be a good enough shotgun to kill a dove
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I like 12 gauge, 2 3/4", 7 1/2 shot with a full choke...
As Nacho states the Mossberg will kill them as dead as anything. If you are seriuos about weapons, you'd probably want to get the money that you have invested in a gun, back one day if you ever need, have or want to sell it. The Mossberg 500 will never be anything but a $150-250 gun... I have an H&R 20 gauge single shot, shoots great, bought it in 84 for $60.00 and I'd be lucky to get $60.00 for it today...
Quality not Quantity. I just can't believe that it's that difficult for most folks on our forum to understand this logic.
Buy a $9K KIA and see what you have and what it's worth in 5 years verse a $20K Chevy... Simple math people...
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Buy a $9K KIA and see what you have and what it's worth in 5 years verse a $20K Chevy... Simple math people...
In 5 years you'll have a KIA worth $4500-6000 and a Chevy worth $9000-10,000. Wait two more years, the KIA is worth $3000 and the Chevy is worth $5000. Who's losing more money?
I agree. That being the case, I drove many a hoopty (under $2000 cars, instead of buying a $10K one) and then put $8K down on a $20K truck... I saved my money for quality weapons and traded my cheaper stuff off, but that has taken me 27 years to get the collection of usable hunting, clays, and target guns I have. I don't consider a $400-$500 Remy 870, 1100 or 1187 top quality, but they will definately increase in value over a $299.00 Dicks Mossberg 500... $100 more and you can at least get your money back if you have to.
The deals are out there right now because people are hurting. Guns that normally sell for $600-1500 are going for $200-500. Just bought another Win Model 12 Solid Rib 3" Duck gun which blue books for $1800-2200 for $503 delivered and I really had to scrape for the $500.00. 3-5 years and I can sell it for 5X the money if I have to.
My point being, don't go to Gander, Bass Pro, Dicks, or Wally World and spend $300 on junk just so you can say you have one more when you can find excellent quality used stuff on sale...
IMHO in 5 years you'll be lucky if the KIA even runs or has any finish left on the paint and the Chevy/Ford is good for another 5 years of use.
