Question: 3 1/2 Shells for dove

Reminton Hyper 3 1/2 in loads

Is there a better shell than 3 1/2 inch 12 gauge #4 @ 1700 fps for long range dove shooting?

You shooting robo dove or the ones made outta Kevlar?

Little over kill!!

Regular dove loads work fine.

If you really want to turn then inside out use Remington Wingmaster 3.5 bb that'll getum but why?

Gross overkill

Can't ever tell if these kind of threads are a joke or not. 3 1/2 on dove? For real?

Do you carry a pistol to shoot at snakes too?

Well duh.... 44mag

Well its going kick like a mule.

3 1/2 BBB for early season....then go to T or F shot latter in the year...great for dove

After a good morning dove hunt with 3.5" Black Cloud BB's I like to take my .30-06 squirrel hunting.

Uhh...Yeah. Way overkill.

hmmm

Good stuff.

That's all I shoot for dove.

hahahahah THAT MADE MY DAY!!! thats some funny @$!% right there

they should fall out of the sky breasted with that load.

10 ga + T's + turkey choke = Loooong range dove killin

Arent we in a recession? Oh i guess we have to wait on bernanke speech tomorrow first...

All that will be left is a puff of feathers!

But it will be a cool looking puff of feathers!

I think 00buck shot with 3-1/2 shell combination would work perfect for those pesky zombie doves.

I shall try that. I have some high speed steel turkey loads.

I use .410 2 3/4" 9 shot

Haha whoa. I buy the 2 3/4" #8 shot cheap winchester shells and that works like a charm.

I literally thought I was gonna cry I laughed so hard

Red D I'm going to need pics of the carnage. Lol

This is a good one...

Still not sure if this was a joke or not.

I shall provide. If (!) I find anything left. Saw some zombie eurasian pigeons which are considered invasive and non game species. Maybe hunt some of them.

Academy has the sureshot 3 1/2 massive dove on sale for 7 bucks a box!

Are they High Brass 3.5 Magnum dove loads?
1-5/8 oz 5 dram loads

Just make sure you use the extended turkey chokes

i use a punt gun mounted on the front of my replacement bumper.

wait for a flock of whitewings to come over and BOOM! instant limit

I know a guy who only shoots a ten gauge and he reloads shells with number 6 lead and shoots dove with them

Hahahaha I think I just peed a little laughing so hard.

Thanks to all whom have posted. I have gotten many a good chuckle out of the responses.

After reading this, I think I'll throw a couple of Turkey loads in my nephews gun just to see what happens.

make sure they are same color shells...

Your gonna scar him for life. Lol

I've done it to my cousin. He didn't shoulder his gun all the way when he pulled the trigger. I swear I seen a tear. Hahaha. Don't leave your gun unattended when you go use the bathroom.

This is how I roll!

Sweet.

Keep in mind you will probably just be in a t shirt. During duck season you would have more padding. Also you very well migh shoot more rounds. You might not be hunting the next day. I ahve seen times when high brass 2-3/4 might be good but 3-1/2 is overkill for sure.

HOF, I'd put my suegra's chile rellenos up aginst any!

Give a brutha the recipe.

Hasn't shared it with me, i'm just good at clearin the plate. I wish she would show my wife!

Where are they located?

In Laws are from Del Rio, but live in Fort Worth.

double BB works well. don't even have to hit them, just near them. The shock knocks them down.

Don't know if I will ever be in Del Rio so inviting myself to supper isn't likely to happen. You started this, it is now your mission to get me a recipe!

I'll tell her to text it to me, hope you can read Spanish.

I hope that recipe finds its way on this thread!

Rodney2100, you stole my line....... Make sure the box reads "Dead Coyote"

I can eat Spanish with no problemo. Reading it might be a little sketchy but I will take a shot!

Ill get it translated for ya.

Num num num

Elkabong sent me the recipe in a pm. I won't post it on open forum. If he wants to I am sure it would be appreciated by all. If he did not send it to you I will. Let me know.

Slugs r the only way to go!

I get impatiant really quick with dove n when they decide to fly high n out , i switch over to 3in 4shot black cloud. Works wonders!

I actually keep a box of 3" #6s in the truck... mostly for screwing with folks that say "you can't kill 'em that when they're that high". I never break them out when hunting alone. Slip in that full, lead them about 6' - 7', and blast away.

Now I'll admit those loads are not fun to shoot, but the look on the face of the non-believers is worth the pain.

I'm just going to use 3.5" Ts tomorrow and dig a hole out in a cut milo field to lay in and only shoot birds that decoy to the mojos.

wow. just wow.

Gentelemen... Updates?

We discovered the 3 1/2 inch T shot left a nice crater when allowing the birds to land 15 away before shooting

Bottom bird shot with 3 1/2 T

Resurrection special...
just in time for new season

Damn I was looking at this and saw day before opener 2012. Funny question and responses

If that what you want to use knock your self out

just opt for one of these:

Redneck AAA for those high flying White Wings! If you can see it you can kill it! Rock on bro!

the high flyers is why I got the 30" steel shot barrel so I could put 3" shells in my non mag and keep it leaned up on the fence while I use my 20 GA on the low fast ones

This is great and funny. Pump some anti aircraft ammo at em that will put em down or go horribly wrong

A lot of over
kill

Nah, you don't need that much shell. These work adequately

http://www.winchester.com/Products/shots...es/X123MT4.aspx

Why would you do that to yourself? Barely need 3.5 on ducks.

Dove will drop like flies w 410 1/2 oz load of 9's

I did that to my brother when we were kids. 2 2 3/4 dove loads then a 3inch duck load. He got a bloody nose, I laughed, then we fought. I miss him.

Wow



Next

Problem?

now children play nice and Ward go easy on the beaver tonite

Just remember using #4 shot you get less bb's per shell,
so your kill zone is smaller, not sure what choke your using,
but try a full or tighter choke on your hunts. Will give you
some better range, after many years of hunting I just wave at
those high flyers!
Still like the tank or pond hunting just prior to dark!

ROFLMFAO

And Dont Forget to post pictures of carnage on monday !

I may go with 3" this year instead...

This is from opening day last year. When you hunt public, you have to step your game up.

7 1/2 shot (2 3/4")...

That's what I was thinkin. ROFLMFAO

you planning to eat these birds or just blow them up? Maybe trying to breast them in mid flight. I hope you have some good pain pills for when you get hoem because you might need them for the shoulder.

better yet, take a bunch of his shells and dump the pellets out. He will be cussing up a storm when he keeps missing.

this and the ghillie suit one are some of the best threads ever...

only with a full choke.
I don't like cleaning 'em.

Yet again... season is almost here

I personally will not shoot at those rascals with anything smaller than a 10 gauge 6 shot reload.

Why shoot a 3.5 inch? Because they don't make a 4 Inch!!!

Man, how did I miss this thread after all these years...This is my rig for the opener, them dove mess with me they messing with fire!!!

Can't wait for them 3.5" dove loads to go on sale!

OMG I can't stop laughing. Funniest thread ever.

Resurrection special...
just in time for new season

I will only shoot dove farther than 70 yards and I will do it with Monarch 7.5, 1 oz loads. Who is with me?

Can't believe I read it all from the beginning again.

Just read the header. Everyone must be bored.....or feeding the TROLL

Cliff notes please. Do I need the 3.5 inch or not?

No too much punch. It hurts.

For all of you skeet and dove hunting needs.
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/576526419

No clear resolution yet, probably need several more pre-hunting season bumps and 20 more pages to close on a final answer for HOF.

On another note, found this old picture of HOF on his first dove hunt.

I use 1 1/2 oz B-B's 3 1/2" when I dove hunt, no need to clean birds

hurry up dove season before cannons filled with ball bearings start coming out.

Is there such a thing as "too dead?"

Look for the shells on the far right if you're a beginner.



But once you feel like dove hunting is no longer challenging, then do like myself and get you a rig like below.

Nice..Hunting Dove with bow./ Really thrilling.

I prefer my custom hand loads of a 10ga 3.5" mag loaded with 2 1/8oz of #8 shot ripping at 1400fps fired from my Ithica Mag 10 30" full choke.

Why are we doing this again

http://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/6417631/

I like to use a flamethrower.

Birds are ready to eat when you pick em up.

You know it!

Red, you beat me to it.

if you use that for dove, what the heck would you use for geese?

I love it!

Fun thread!

Turns them into hambuger meat

Resurrection Special
Dove season is coming

Yep, must be STEEL SHOT ONLY in Texas now.

3 1/2s are so early 2000s.... my preferred set up is a full bag of corn in one giant pile about 50 yards away from my 1 1/2 gauge punt gun. I will need help in spreading out the limit or maybe I should just host a bbq over lunch so I can get 2 shots in that first day.

I’ve decided to start shooting 00 buck shot at em this year. Heard about to many wounded birds last season and I don’t want to risk it.

This should kill a dove, probably needs a full choke.

Dove season is almost here......

Since last year it's now 00 bismuth 3 1/2 10 gauge.

Annual resurrection

Sure, why not

"Question: 3 1/2 Shells for dove?"

If you mean the number of shells fired per bird, my average is a little more than that.

I was wondering if this would make another showing this year. Someone needs to go back 2 or 3 years and find the thread about "what's the best ghillie suit for dove hunting?"

Ghillie suit

That's it! Can't believe that was 7 years ago. Time must fly when you get to be an old.

I bet this posts makes LSU wonder when a year will go by without somebody mentioning the. peeing in the waders thread

go ahead and waste your money. You wont have worry about cleaning them. There will be nothing left to eat. Also buy a good shoulder pad. Hunting doves in a t shirt is a lot different thdn what you would normally wear hunting ducks or geese.

True Enough.
OMG, the noise...you and your friends wouldn't be able to hear the truck radio while sitting on the tailgate.

I carry a couple extra turkey loads but they are not for the dove... The pattern it makes on the quarter panel of truck that decides to pull up right next to me 10 mins before legal shooting light is a site to behold.

Annual resurrection... 'tis the season

This is how I'm roll'n this year...

I like to be mobile.

I'll be shooting sub-gauge this year...

I like it …

Times 10. Just buy Remmy long range 6's.

Can't miss with these

good for when they're high and going to roost...

Don't forget your tags this year!

Dude. How bad of a shot are you?

Not even worth an answer.

Doubles as a deer stand.

"Man, look at that nice 12 pointer, just stepped out of the brush" "Brrrrrrrrrtttt" "where'd he go?"

Probably won't be able to shoulder a gun for a week or 2 if you do a lot of shooting.

I heard that Marlin is going to make a goose/dove gun that shoots a 4 inch magnum shell for some people that like to shoot E-xtra long range doves that are in the next county.

The only reason all of yall are bitching about using 3/1/2 for Dove is because you cant afford them. Dove are not worth eating. They are a flying rat. If they had 4 inch i would use them to turn dove into waist

[u][/u]The only reason all of yall are bitching about using 3/1/2 for Dove is because you cant afford them. Dove are not worth eating. They are a flying rat. If they had 4 inch i would use them to turn dove into waist
If they do im in. Hell i will chamber one of my Berettas for 4 inch

Red, I'm running a little later than normal this year. Thanks for keeping this valuable topic relevant.

This is too funny. Assumed it was a joke for the ammo shortage until I noticed the length of the thread.

Standard game loads, #6 lead, is hitting just as hard as the 1700 FPS steel #4 out past 40 yards and with probably a better pattern. Shot does crazy things when you push it past 1400 FPS, they zing and zig zag and ricochet off each other in there which creates gaps. Can overcome it somewhat with larger shot but that’s less pattern density.

If you want to hit doves at extended ranges shoot some high velocity #4 lead in a full choke. I bust squirrels at distances I should probably never have tried with my mossberg 835 and Remingtons high velocity green shells, #4 shot.

Oh yeah, and with the standard game loads (Remington black shells) you can afford to miss three to one vs those hypersonic blown pattern shells.

You must really like burning money? stick with the basics and the world will still turn!

Winchester AA's in 20 or 28 ga. the simple target load, 7/8 oz load or similar. Puts bird in our skillet at the end of the day.


good luck what ever you decide.

hunt safe, and take a kid hunting.....

You can kill a dove with IC choke 70 yards with 1oz 7.5 loads. 12 or 20GA. This thread is extremely ignorant…..I hope it’s strictly for entertainment

Real hunters don’t shoot steel at anything. Do the math. Tungsten (heavy shot same) or Bismuth (second) ethical kills, more birds in bag, less crippled birds. You shoot half as much. If your not killing at least 50% of shots over a season/ over decoys- take a shooting lesson- it’s not the arrow…….

Got off subject, talking dove. 1oz 7.5 will kill anything. 1 1/8 silver bullets too much recoil- not necessary.

LOL!

You guys are waisting time with your shot guns. Hunt the trees and highlines early morning. Nothing better than a 220 swift and 40 gr noslers

In case 3 1/2" is a little too stout for your dove hunting, looks like hevi-shot is selling 3" magnum bismuth dove loads: https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/89112

You did see that this thread is literally 10 years old, right?

I prefer a 22 mag. As far as 3-1/2 shells go I like to eat the dove I shoot.

Wish I could find some AA’s in 20 and 28.

Peppering with a 3 1/2 will no end well.

Nothing left but a wad of bones and feathers.

Dove burgers! Never tried it.