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Goose Questions #4581840 09/19/13 02:30 PM
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What are y'all's recommendations on a good goose load? Also, what are some good calls to get started with?


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Ask schmiddys, he seems to be the goosecommander


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I like 3.5" Hevi-Metal BB. As for calls, everyone will tell you to go try several out. The problem is, until you are a decent caller, you will not know which call suits you best.

I would recommend the Mick Lacey Chinook to start out. Its a cheap call to learn on, and it breaks over very easy for a beginner. Although I have several nicer calls, I still use this as one of my finisher calls, because it makes great moans and murmers.

For a more expensive call, and if you dont have a problem supporting the company, the foiles strait meat honker is a greta beginner call. very little back pressure required.

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3" BB or 3" #2

Re: Goose Questions [Re: Tx Geese] #4581978 09/19/13 03:07 PM
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3" BB

As far as calls go, for snows I like Sean Mann's calls, also have a Glynn Scoby that isn't bad, it just does a basic bark and murmur.

For specks if you're going cheap, i used to use the primos shaved reed speck call...go easy on the air and it will sound like a snow. I upgraded and bought an acrylic Sean Mann speck call and it's by far the best speck call i've ever used.

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3" Ts worked pretty good for me when spoonie and I went to Michigan last week. put the hurting on them. Guy up there gave me a Lynch Mob Call. I cant blow it very good yet but I am getting there.


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What's a decent call for Canadas?


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Originally Posted By: Buffs 1

I would recommend the Mick Lacey Chinook to start out. Its a cheap call to learn on, and it breaks over very easy for a beginner. Although I have several nicer calls, I still use this as one of my finisher calls, because it makes great moans and murmers.

For a more expensive call, and if you dont have a problem supporting the company, the foiles strait meat honker is a greta beginner call. very little back pressure required.


These two are canada calls

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Ah, thank you!


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For loads it is important to pattern your gun and know what Choke/Loads work well out of your particular setup. For me in my Browning Cynergy I use Carlson IM in the Top Barrel and Carlson LF in the Bottom Barrel with Hevi Shot Speed Ball 3 inch BB. That setup allows for shooting from 13 - 51 yards and 20 - 64 yards with a good pattern. Last year I used Black Cloud BB but had several failures and have switched this year. That Combination worked well this last weekend.

In my Benelli SBE II, I use Briley WaterFowl Long Range for Long Shots with 3inch HeviMetal BB and I am good out to 67 yards but any thing under 23 is a crap shoot. If the shoots are closer I switch to Carlson IM with the HeviMetal BB and can do well from 14 yards out to 53 yards. My gun also patterns 3 inch HeviMetal Number 2s and can actually extend the useful pattern out to 71 yards but that is really pushing it...

Best advise is to get you a couple of boxes of shells and some cardboard. Go out and pattern your chokes/loads. Use that data to make the decision on what you think is best for your setup.

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I killed lots of cranes last year with 3" #2's so I'm trying them on geese this year.

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Originally Posted By: Nathan Nelson
For loads it is important to pattern your gun and know what Choke/Loads work well out of your particular setup. For me in my Browning Cynergy I use Carlson IM in the Top Barrel and Carlson LF in the Bottom Barrel with Hevi Shot Speed Ball 3 inch BB. That setup allows for shooting from 13 - 51 yards and 20 - 64 yards with a good pattern. Last year I used Black Cloud BB but had several failures and have switched this year. That Combination worked well this last weekend.

In my Benelli SBE II, I use Briley WaterFowl Long Range for Long Shots with 3inch HeviMetal BB and I am good out to 67 yards but any thing under 23 is a crap shoot. If the shoots are closer I switch to Carlson IM with the HeviMetal BB and can do well from 14 yards out to 53 yards. My gun also patterns 3 inch HeviMetal Number 2s and can actually extend the useful pattern out to 71 yards but that is really pushing it...

Best advise is to get you a couple of boxes of shells and some cardboard. Go out and pattern your chokes/loads. Use that data to make the decision on what you think is best for your setup.


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I had failures with black cloud too. And they pattered ok out of my M1, but not as well in my SBE II.

How do you like the Speed Ball? I thought about tryong some, but thats expensive stuff.

If you can afford to pattern different chokes, its a good idea. But that can be pricy. Carlson's pattern the best out of the few different brands I've tried.

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The only thing I do not like about the Speed Ball is the WAD, it gets out there further than I think it should. I have written and talked to the guys at HeviShot about this so hopefully they will work on that. Otherwise down range performance is pretty dang good.

I like the Carlson Choke Tubes the best, Briley Tubes are ok, but I have just had better luck with Carlson Tubes.

Black Cloud is just not that good...

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