Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I don't know what happened here, I'm guessing power lines. > >http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/gal2_01.html > > problem there geebee is that you're probably using no. 6 shot which doesn't have the knock down power you need for something as large as a swan. for a bird of that size you need at LEAST four, (and high brass of course). personally, i'd use no. 2 or even bb's. i've seen people use #4 buck shot for large birds as well, but only in america will you see overkill like that. now you see, i could easily start a thread now about Browning Citori Over and Under's that would just take off and last for days..... (in all seriousness, this leads me to think that a trip down to the local bird rescue might provide some good photos. and would also no doubt be in the best interests of the swan.) kc - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html