Originally Posted By: eightbore
I would rather use 7 1/2 or 6 on any bird bigger than a hummer.


I've used #7-1/2 and #8 trap and skeet loads to kill grouse and woodcock for almost half a century - they're plenty lethal. But then, most of my birds have been taken at ranges under 25 yards - 37 yards is a long shot in our grouse woods.

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