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    as far as the 410 goes i,ve shot it very little but the 20 gauge i shot everything from quail to 15 pound canadas and bigger feral geese.
    the 36 gram 20 gauge loads in lead are unneccersarily heavy at both ends.
    decoying geese were easily handled by 30 gram gamebore 3,s backed up by fiocchi 32 gram 2,s for the flarers.
    pass shooting geese fiocchi 32 gram 2,s all day long
    ducks parries gamebore 4,s or 5,s
    quail over my gsps winchester AA 9,s
    The steel i tried was federal 3 inch 2,s and both GEESE died within 30 metres of bieng shot
    still considering the angle and closeness of the hits i wasnt impressed and after years of the spoiling sight of lighter kicking and less expencive leads loads killing instantly i hoped for better.
    i prayed for better steel loads to follow like 12 steel but.......
    Last edited by gsp follower; 11-02-2022 at 02:55 PM.
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