Re: The Right Duck Load for an L C Smith Long Range Archived Message
Posted by Bob on November 18, 2014, 8:42 am, in reply to "The Right Duck Load for an L C Smith Long Range"
I don't have a 3" LC, but if I did I would load something similar to what I load for my 2 3/4" guns. I use new Federal primed hills, PB powder, a Remington wad, 1 oz of ITX shot and roll crimped. I use #4s for Ducks and #2s for Geese. My loads are about 1230fps and somewhat under 8000psi. I have never failed to cleanly kill a goose over decoys with one shot. Both guns are choked IC & LM. If you go to the Hornady site, you will find a calculator that will put you on the right track. Good luck!
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Message Thread:
- The Right Duck Load for an L C Smith Long Range - Double Guy November 16, 2014, 3:28 pm
- the tight chokes in your LONGRANGE will be a problem - Jent P Mitchell III November 16, 2014, 4:10 pm
- Re: The Right Duck Load for an L C Smith Long Range - Bob November 18, 2014, 8:42 am
- Re: The Right Duck Load for an L C Smith Long Range - Double Guy November 21, 2014, 1:15 am
- Re: The Right Duck Load for an L C Smith Long Range - Double Guy December 19, 2014, 2:36 pm
- Re: The Right Duck Load for an L C Smith Long Range - Double Guy December 19, 2014, 3:42 pm
- Re: The Right Duck Load for an L C Smith Long Range - Mills December 19, 2014, 6:30 pm
- Re: The Right Duck Load for an L C Smith Long Range - Boocoo December 21, 2014, 1:57 pm
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