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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
Well, "mass" might be overstating it a bit, considering that the legal limit of ducks in any one day in Florida is six. if your bag over your limit of ducks (or other game) in a day you could quite well receive some pretty hefty legal penalties.
Other than that, trying to shoot ducks on the wing with a single projectile is A) nearly impossible, B) is most likely illegal in Florida, and C) probably poses more of a danger to people and property in adjacent areas than it does to the duck. This is a pretty populated area, and a single projectile from the smallest rifle around (.22) with a weight of about 40 grains, can be lethal up to a mile away. In contrast, one pellet from #4 birdshot (a common duck round) weighs in at a whole 2.58 grains and exits the muzzle at a MUCH slower velocity than does a .22 bullet. At anything over 100 yards, you might not even notice if it hits you.
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Larger caliber rounds probably also result in less duck to eat.
There was a story a few weeks ago about a woman sitting in her back yard with friends who felt like she got hit by a soft ball sized metal object. Turned out a bullet had come down and hit her in the head where it stopped in her jaw or below it.
‘There was no warning:’ Woman struck in head by stray bullet on New Year’s Eve in Lake Mary