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Thank you James, this is exactly the kind of information on ammunition 
that I need.

Bev

Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
> > Really?  I haven't shot that many shotguns to really compare.  It was
> > about 10 years ago, but I did shoot a 12 ga once...it almost knocked me
> > down.  I don't even remember what kind it was, I just know it hurt, left
> > a huge bruise, and made me realize that it was too much gun for me.
>
> Shoot more.  When you are about to squeeze off with a shotgun (or any gun 
> with a recoil), you pull the gun tighly into your shoulder with the result that 
> it just shoves a little.  But if it is not held tighly enough, it jumps against 
> your shoulder and will hurt anyone, bum shoulder or not.
>
>
> > Yeah, I don't see much of a need for heavy ammo, either.  I seriously
> > doubt I'd shoot at a bear.  Like I said before, I envision shooting
> > turkeys, snakes, marauding dogs/coyotes, and maybe other avian predators.
>
> Light game loads will do away with snakes.  If your goal is to run off 
> turkeys, crows, dogs, and coyotes, the game or target loads will do fine.  I've 
> killed turkeys with #7 or #8 game loads, but it isn't the best.  For dogs and 
> coyotes, if you need to send them to their ancestors, #4 or coarser is better.
>
> Also there's the matter of range.  The smaller the shot (the larger the 
> number) the more the shot scatters and loses momentum.  At 500 ft #8 shot will just 
> pepper the target as if you threw a handful of sand at it.  But at the same 
> distance #00 will kill a cow.  Thant's a good thing, though.  If you cut loose 
> at stray dogs with #8 shot, you aren't goning to kill your neighbor down the 
> road.
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