[bosni]

What do you have for components (hulls, wads, primers, powder)?

Here are some places to start:

Hodgdon Landing | Hodgdon

www.hodgdonreloading.com

Alliant Powder - Reloader's Guide

www.alliantpowder.com

Search results for query: pheasant loads

www.trapshooters.com

 

[birdk9]

In a 2- 3/4" hull your probably going to need either Longshot or Blue Dot powders. Most other powders have a hard time getting above 1200 FPS. Plenty of loads available for those two powders.

Good luck.

 

[darr]

Alliant and Hodgden both have website full of loads and data.

Darr

 

[smokintom]

I am looking for 20Ga 1 OZ. # 5 2 3/4 Pheasant load Recipe

You really should look into getting a loading manual.

 

[Joe Hunter]

Todd -- In my 2 3/4-inch 20-gauge 1-ounce load, I normally shoot #6 lead to maintain good pattern density, but you could drop #5 lead if you like. I load the larger #5 lead pellets in a 3-inch hull with 1 1/8-ounce and normally have it in my O/U for the second shot.

Here are a few of my pattern numbers from the 1-ounce Blue Dot load that I've used on a good many pheasants.

Patterns from a 20-gauge Browning Citori with 28" Invector-plus barrels and Briley flush chokes (patterns average of five, 30" post-shot scribed circle, yardage taped muzzle to target, and in-shell pellet count average of five).

20 GA 2 ¾” RELOAD (REM HULL, BLUE DOT)
1 oz #6 lead (233 pellets) @ 1200 fps
30 YARDS – SK / pattern 147 (63%)
30 YARDS – IC / pattern 168 (72%)
40 YARDS – M / pattern 146 (63%)
40 YARDS – IM / pattern 163 (70%)

Good luck!

 

[Nebs]

Todd84--Welcome to TS.com.

Are you having trouble finding suitable ammo on the shelf and are looking into reloading to supply hunting ammo?

 

[likemybrownings]

Are you shooting over flushers or good pointers?
3/4oz. 7 1/2 shot at 1150, LM choke is very effective for pointer dog, pen raised pheasant or chukar and quail. your shots are at 25 yards from your feet!
I back up after 4 shot misses with 12ga, 7 1/2 shot 1200fps, 1 1/8 trap loads, often one shot crumpling down target! If not,,, well my second shot is a bit hotter! 5 shot,,, 1 1/4oz 5 shot around 1300fps. may be out there a bit!
If after all these shots and no bird to retrieve, after he has been rock solid,,, My Shorthair looks at me, with a WTF?

 

[sandcountyalmanac]

I like 18 grains of Longshot in a WAA20F1 wad in a Remington hull. It should go out at 1220 fps. From Hodgdon data.

 

[Hoytshooter]

The 572 powder shot extremely well in my Franchi. I do not recall the FPS but it was a mild load. I have since switched to the 28ga. But still always use nickel plated shot for birds.

 

[pheasantmaster]

Federal target hull (cardboard base wad)

Win 209

18.5 gr 800X

WAA20F1

1oz

 

[skrap56]

I still have W571. 25 grains, Winchester 209, WAA20 wad @ 1200fps and AA hulls. I use AA20F1 wad

I also have a few boxes of Supreme field loads. Monsters!
Steve