I've been very happy with a 1 oz handload of #5 shot @ 1150 fps for pheasant in my 12g damascus guns. I've shot a number of wild and pen raised (I know, they often don't hardly make a comparison to a wild bird) pheasants with this load. They seem to work well and I don't want for a faster load.
When I shoot a 20g on wild pheasant, I usually shoot a factory 1 oz #5 shot @ 1300 fps load from Remington. I think this load is plenty fast as well. I have not wanted for a 12g when shooting this load in the early SoDak season. I haven't hunted the SoDak late season, so I can't say I wouldn't want a bigger load for that.
Last edited by Chuck H; 08/29/08 12:57 PM.
