I don't understand why so many of us feel the need to make it harder to kill released birds. I usually shoot my 16ga Parker with RST or Polywad vintager shells which is just what I use for wild birds or doves. My "go-to" alternative bird gun is a 12ga E.M. Riley with tighter chokes and Polywad spreader loads. It doesn't matter to the bird except to the extent of unnecessary suffering from a less than lethal shot. Why the need to handicap?...Geo