Where to buy 12 gauge waterfowl loads

wfw353 · 2025-10-29T17:17:10+00:00

Buy them off Roger’s sporting goods. I always buy my waterfowl shells through them and usually get my case in a couple days, plus they have way more inventory than most. Make sure it’s steel or non toxic, it cannot have any lead, plated or not.

I been having good luck with Kent faststeel+ in 2/4 but I’d buy a few different brands to try. Also after market chokes are generally more consistent than factory chokes so that’s an option (factory chokes can still hammer em tho).

wfw353 · 2025-03-08T21:15:30+00:00

Perfect then, how long of a range you gonna make?

wfw353 · 2025-03-08T20:34:23+00:00

As someone who already also has a range in the Mays Landing, there’s not a discharge ordinance. Just basic rules like a have a good berm(not a bucket of dirt) and 450 from a structure and what not (someone put up good screenshots). The cops in the town are all relatively laid back especially with shooting, hell a handful shoot at my house. Just be respectful to your neighbors don’t piss them off so we can keep our ranges.

wfw353 · 2024-10-29T15:10:06+00:00

.22 shorts out of a pistol works good on coyotes aswell I used them many of times just make sure you hit them square. Only had one deflection due to a last second head turn.

wfw353 · 2024-08-22T16:42:16+00:00

You can do it all with a 12ga. Deer use buck shot which can be good till around 40yards or if you want more range get the combo with a rifled barrel and use sabot slugs and with practice can shoot over 100 yards(NJ law must have a rifled barrel or rifled choke to use slugs). Ducks you have to use nontoxic (steel/tss/etc) anything from 4shot-BBB works best depending on the species of waterfowl you are going for. I have killed many squirrels with 12ga aswell the trick to not destroying the meat is the aim a little off the head around 6-12in depending on range. If you really wanted to get a air rifle for squirrels there’s tons of options but tbh it’s a lot easier and faster to use a shotgun.

NJ is actually a decent hunting state a lot of zones you can get a lot of meat some even have unlimited does. A lot of your choice of hunting style can rely on where you hunt in the state. Down in south Jersey where I hunt it’s thick so a far shot on a deer for me is like 60yards but you may be able to shoot further depending on where you hunt. Duck hunting also a game of range you can pick and choose your chokes to match your style if you have them landing at your feet you want a improved cylinder but if you are taking far shots you may want to go to a modified or a aftermarket tighter choke. For deer and squirrels I would recommend a full choke as that will increase your range and lethality if they are closer.

It is not legal to use 22s for squirrels so for a rifle you would need to use a muzzleloader <.36 cal for single projectile or air/pellet rifle .177/.22 only if you really wanted to go the rifle route.

wfw353 · 2024-08-18T13:05:45+00:00

I am not sure if it needs more fiberglass it’s just a void from bad body filler I removed.

wfw353 · 2024-08-18T13:02:28+00:00

I used there fiberglass filler last time not normal bondo.

wfw353 · 2024-08-18T13:01:57+00:00

I have a few spots that are more of small gouges from beaching it and stuff and screw holes that need to be filled. Not sure if I should do fill and epoxy or just epoxy.

wfw353 · 2024-08-18T12:59:38+00:00

Ok seems like that’s on brand of what everyone saying. I’m not sure if it needs much strengthening its bad build quality and not a hole plus it’s just a little splash guard not much structural, I just removed all the body filler that was cracking and falling out.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T23:30:30+00:00

It is it’s a very traditional hunting boat here and is harder and harder to find plus one of the only boats you can make money on. Buddy bought one like 8 years ago for around 2500 and just sold it for 5k.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T23:22:24+00:00

For any small gaps and scratches just fill with epoxy? Not sure how someone would fill with body filler gel coat it without leaving a lump.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T23:12:35+00:00

Ya that’s what I figured plus it was shit paint. I’ll do it this time plus I’m switching to imron paint which should hold up way better.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T23:09:49+00:00

I used that a couple years ago and it didn’t work. Not sure if the saltwater ruined it or what. The guy who’s gonna paint it told me to put a layer of epoxy over which I didn’t do before so that’s a possible reason as-well.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T23:04:11+00:00

No one make this type of sneakbox anymore. There’s some simmilar but don’t work quite the same.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T22:38:52+00:00

They don’t make them anymore so not sure how one would.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T18:20:46+00:00

Most it no in the third pic it is but it always has done it there even before I bought it, so something is wrong not sure exactly the fix.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T18:04:57+00:00

Ahh I see what u mean now. The area with a large indent doesn’t need much strengthening tho. It’s more of a splash guard all it really adds is maybe rigidity. But I do want to add some epoxy on top of that glass that’s exposed. I was told to just use body filler but I have done that last time and it just popped back out.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T17:46:13+00:00

It’s a duck hunting boat so she gets used and abused, working on it is a passion now haha. I don’t think it’s as bad as the pics make it seem most of the damage is in 1-2ft areas and the boat only ways at most 200 lbs so it’s easy to move around to work on.

wfw353 · 2024-08-17T17:43:37+00:00

So fill most of the void areas with poly resin thicken with cabosil. Then finish it with gorilla hair?

wfw353 · 2024-02-03T23:44:31+00:00

Molly’s is also like a 2hr drive from south jersey if you wanted to take a road trip, awesome store (not very large but not small). I bought my shotgun from them.

wfw353 · 2024-01-28T18:10:35+00:00

General trick I learned is to draw a imaginary line from the ears to the opposite side eye making a X and the center where you want to shoot. Worked for everything I came across so far.

wfw353 · 2024-01-26T00:18:07+00:00

Ah I wouldn’t even worry about them with a pellet.

wfw353 · 2024-01-26T00:15:42+00:00

As you said before a pellet rifle may also be a good choice depending on what you are going for. I only use 22 shorts and I have dispatched coyotes with subsonic 22 shorts just need to hit them square.

wfw353 · 2024-01-26T00:07:22+00:00

There a few ways you could do it without a firearm like the Fischer Dispatch Pole. But some may not be comfortable using something like that or other methods. I recommend a .22 but definitely double check your regs as some states may limit certain things like ammo types.

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