Bb or 2 shot for snows?

[cck]

Anybody like 2 or bb better than the other for snow geese? Have a hunt booked this spring and trying to decide if bb is worth the extra money per box.

 

[nettereo16]

I’ve only been once but we had 3” BBs and the birds were skittish & high. We were glad to have the extra umph of a bigger pellet

I’m definitely no snow expert though.

 

[prairieboy]

i use 2s for smaller canadas and snows. ive shot 100s of patterns with different shells, and i think 2s is about the best. lots of bb pattens get pretty thin for small geese. A good patterning bb shell will have 65-70 hits in a 30 inch circle at 40 yards, where as a good patterning 2 should be around 110.

Youd be surprised how many guys use nothing but 2s all a round. They do just fine on big honkers. I swear they slip through late season feathers better. Just a lot less feathers pulled into the holes than bb.

 

[Ucsdryder]

3.5” federal #1s are a great all around waterfowl load. If you’re reaching out then BBs aren’t a bad option for those sky rats.

 

[LongWayAround]

I buy cases of #1 for big ducks through geese.

 

[Laramie]

I like #1 or BB for all geese over decoys. 2s would be just fine though.

 

[KurtR]

# 2 black cloud or # 3 hevihammers is all I shoot at everything from big honkers to ducks. 50 yards and in is not a problem

 

[Fatcamp]

BB in steel.

#2 in Hevishot.

But I'm not sure if Hevishot now is what I used. Left birds for mule deer awhile ago.

 

[dtrkyman]

Split the difference with ones. Snows come down pretty easy. Pattern your gun, you would be shocked what a different choke can do, non ported choke generally do best with steel.

Smaller shot give's better odds of head and neck hits!

 

[FOS373]

Went yesterday; used 20G 6 shot Hevi XII for snows and lessers.

 

[shader112]

Both will be fine in most situations. If you are going to be shooting inside 50y 2s are good, if further than that BBs are probably better. Extra points for hevimetal but more $$ over steel. Snow geese fall pretty easy so there's no wrong choice. I shoot BBs all the way up to 5s as I usually burn up any leftover ammo on snows

 

[Rich M]

When I was up north, used to get a case of 3-inch #1 DryLocks every fall.

 

[Bobopy]

I like bb for the bit extra when needed for longer shots.

Both will work great.