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Old 05-02-2007, 12:11 PM
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Those guages are fun to shoot.

410 is good to about 30 yds with 8 1/2 shot on doves.once you get down to 7 1/2's the patterns get a little skimpy. The 28 is good to an easy 40 yds with the right chokes on any thing up to ducks. Shot lots of ducks in the little woods ponds back east till they decided steel only. ounce loads in the 28 aren't hard to load but they don't pattern as well as 7/8 ounce loads. Have to cut the wad petals off to load most one ouncers. 7/8 oz loads are easy in the Federal and estate shells. Data is kind of hard to find. I'll look up my stuff and see if I can find some for ya. Powders for the 28 ga 7/8 and one oz loads are easy though. Hodgdon Long Shot
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