Category Archives: Shotshell Reloading

Pheasant loads

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Jerry Johnson

Late season pheasant hunts can test the character of the hunter, his birddog, his resolve, his equipment – and his shotshells. When the temperature at midday refuses to rise above nine degrees, the wind picks up to 15 miles per … Continue reading →

Posted in Bird Guns, Bird hunting, Late season pheasants, reloading, Shotshell Reloading | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Falling into a pattern

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Jerry Johnson

Call me eccentric, call me crazy, but I see no sense in measuring patterns at 40 yards because I seldom shoot at game birds at that distance. I want to know the pattern data at 25 yards – the distance … Continue reading →

Posted in Shooting, Shooting Sports, Shotguns, Shotshell Reloading | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Jerry Johnson

The bottom line is that the advantages of overloaded rounds are largely illusory. In practical fact, the bloody things aren’t worth either the expense or the discomfort. And they are discomfortable in the extreme. So what good are 30 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Bird hunting, Shooting, Shooting Sports, Shotguns, Shotshell Reloading | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment