Way back when lead was legal.

[AZ Dan]

Anybody remember when lead was legal?  When I was just getting into hunting, I borrowed my dads wingmaster and took a box of shells to go bust some clay birds.  The shells were #2 lead magnums.  They just about ripped my shoulder off.  I'm assuming #2 lead was for geese since I heard #6 lead used to KO the ducks and pheasants.  Anybody remember if you used #2 or BB lead for those monster canadians?  How far did you shoot at them?

[horse25cal]

2s and bbs was darn good for cans. and big ducks or the ocasional cyoty if ya got with in 30 to45 yards and from a 10 or 12 it was a good stopper for them chicken theives.  I would rather shot lead than steel but thats the law of the land now and I wont break the rules to do what I love to do.

[Catahoula]

We just tried the Kent Matrix shells in #5.  Worked extremely well on the one duck we have taken.  Patterns and performance seem to be very much like lead out of our guns.  Would have to think that the same shells in #2 would be great on geese.  Expensive, but appear to be a much better alternative than steel.

[CJ]

Lead was a lot easier on the teeth if you left a piece of shot in the bird too!

[MIKEZ]

Ive been around longer then I want to think about. Ive shot birds with steel and watched the hole in the snow in the center of the pattern at 35 yrds. This year I pooped a green head with the same results a hole in the middle of the pattern. I tried HEVY SHOT for the first time #5 and up close, 30 -35 yrds I actually punched a hole in the neck and almost tore his head off. Im sure this shot in a mod. choke would be good to 45 to 50 yrd. I wont try it but the way it shot WOW.
Season is still in.NO blue bill,red heads,cans,pintails.Few geese,not even early.
NO,teal BUT MALLARDS COMMING OUT OF YOUR ....
The birds are skidish and tough
 to decoy.
that central north carolina :shock:

[shotgunner]

I grew up hunting ducks on the south shore of LI, NY. I reloaded 1 1/4 oz of lead 4s and shot hundreds of ducks. We pass shot geese with #2s. A friend used a 10 gauge with #2 copper plated shot, he was deadly to 75 yards. The new heavy shot is great, even in the 20 gauge. My kids shoot 3" 20s and shot 20-30 September geese, the stuff really works, if you can afford it. You don't need much choke, IC works good in most guns. I took the 12 year old on a canoe trip last week and he missed several close shots with a modified choke. He did kill his first blackduck. Bring back the lead, or make enough heavy shot to bring the price down. Shot