duck hunters - steel question

[Sgt7330]

To all the waterfowlers - what is your steel shot / choke combo? Im shooting a browning invector plus factory modified choke with a couple different loads. Im not real pleased with the patterns thus far.
Are any of you using some market choke tubes like Patternmaster, etc? I really cant afford to buy the Hevi Shot so I will be staying in the steel shot.
I have been trying some Black Cloud and the patterns arent that great, thought about the Winchester Blindside.

 

[DEC]

I primarily hunt geese with my Browning Maxus. I run a Kicks High Flier tube and #2 steel shot all year.

 

[ryanbr]

Did you try your improved cylinder, remember with steel shot your choke is one size tighter. I use my Factory Browning chokes with out problem.

 

[daspurlock]

I have used a gold hunter 3.5 inch for years with factory improved cylinder. The only steel shot I use kent # 1, shoot's very good great for ducks and geese.

 

[curraheeguns]

I have been playing around with different loads this year but I always use my factory Benelli Super Black Eagle modified choke with #2's for ducks and geese. If I know I will be in a tight spot shooting only close shots at ducks I will go to #4's.

So far this year I have gone through a couple boxes of black cloud, hevi-shot, kent and I have tried a couple blindsides that were a hunting buddies. I have not shot anything that I thought was hands down better then the other.

I plan to do some heavy testing this summer, but I just got this gun about a week before season so I only put about 75 shells through it on the trap range out back to get the feel of it.

 

[Mitch B]

Kent and xpert shoot better patterns then black cloud,Remington hd, or blind side in my 870 and 11-87. You should give them a try!

 

[Josh Ward]

I've yet to find anything that out performs Kent fasteel in my SBE...

 

[Sgt7330]

I need to try the improved cyl choke, will try some Kent and different loads. thanks for the thoughts everyone

 

[mjones]

i usally shoot improved or modified 4's and 2's for ducks bb or t for geese

 

[rockhopper46038]

I find it unseemly to employ crude weaponry on a hunt for duck. I prefer offhand head shots with my 1911 .45ACP; Not as clumsy or random as a shotgun. An elegant weapon from a more civilized time.