We hunt "Ditch Parrots" in both middle NE and Western KS--I use a 12 gauge M12 30" full choke solid rib field gun made in 1937, and RST 1& 1/4 ounce No 6 chilled exclusively- we hunt with flushing dogs in early Nov- lotsa wind and spooky birds, so for my shooting style, I like that combination. Love to see a big ol' rooster pheasant crumple up like a cheap cardboard suitcase in a hailstorm- feathers flying, and as in the great song about the Sunflower State- "Dust In The Wind"__Ka-Boom

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..