Posted: 7/19/2017 4:03:01 PM EDT
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If you were picking up an over/under for dove, quail, and pheasant only (no ducks, no geese).
Save a pound of weight by going with the 20 or go with the 12 for pheasant? Longer shots on pheasant is about the only reason I can think of to favor 12 gauge at all, but I'm leaning towards the lighter, quicker 20. Poll inbound. |
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At last! In MS, the 20 is ideal for quail, ok for dove, and no clue aboout pheasant. Quail is The Bird of a Thousand Steps. Sitting on a dove field, the weight is less important. Pheasant apppear to a good bit larger. IMHO, I prefer the 12 all the way around. Love hunting and walking with a 20. Only thing I'm debating is those long pheasant shots. Bastards flush super early. 
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| 20 is plenty, but a 12 is much more versatile..... if you reload, you can build custom loads and its a push, but the chances of wally world having what you want when you want it increase with a 12..... Dunno about phesant.... they look tough, but i have killed plenty of dove with both 12 and 20.... |
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This is a tough one for me because our Christmas quail hunts occasionally turn into pheasant hunts, so its a lot of slogging through the grass killing quail which favors the light 20, but I've had some early flushed pheasant that I'm wondering if a 12 would help on or not, and if its even worth the extra weight to carry a 12 around all day hunting quail in the hope of a long pheasant shot.
I may just go 20 and hope I can get close enough to the pheasants to make it happen, because the quail portion of the hunt is more enjoyable/longer than the pheasant part anyway. |
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I've only hunted dove and a 20 worked just fine for me. Don't think I will, but wanted to hear others opinions before pulling the trigger one way or the other. |