Did the meat get torn up real bad? My experience was that they do drop them but didnt leave much meat left.

I use BC exclusive on sandhill crane. Love the #2 and #3. Wore them out again this weekend. Need to get another case by next season, one box left.

You can use lead on Cranes and you are buying steel at over $1 a shell?

2 3/4 #5 lead will wear them cranes out!

use what you want

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Here is my input on this. I shoot exclusively BC because my gun patterns the best with the vortex choke and I can't seem to shoot or I say aim better with other shells. I don't know why. I just shoot better with BC and also I think the price is a bit higher because I think it has something to do with the cutter design but mainly I think it's because of more powder that they may use. And I also believe that's why it knocks down the ducks better and less cripples. Now with the "cutter be be's" that is just a gimmick. I was cleaning my duck and finally ran into one of the cutters and it is round and dull!! It doesn't enhance the penetration! The pellet was just under the skin! And I do notice that the BC make the gun dirtier too.

The "cutter be be's" you are referring to are called "flight-stopper pellets" and they only account for a fraction of the total payload. The rest are round, that may be what you found.

As far as patterning goes, I think its kind of a moot point to bring it up unless you have a high $ slow motion camera you can measure shot string with. If it all shows up on a target at 40 yards nicely, but gets there over a long period of time, your pattern is crap.

As far as powder charge size being bigger, it is written right on the box and its the same as any other company depending on the size. I'm with Wal on this one. I used to shoot BC because i was a sucker for their great marketing. Then I realized that Kent Fasteel worked just as well and cost at least 1/3rd less. Bottom line, use what you want, but unless you have hardcore scientific method to back up a claim about one brand of shell vs. another, its a pointless discussion.

hmm let me correct my term then sir. Those flight stoppers was exactly what I found from the bird I shot. They aren't as sharp as they advertise this. And as for as powder, yeah they do all state the load on these shells but how come I hear other folks complain that other shells kick harder than others?and how come some folks say BC does more damage than other shells? and yeah all ammo will do the job. Every bullet will kill. But like I said..BC patterns with my choke the best out of other ammos so that's why I use it.