Don't be a cheapskate when it comes to your shotshells!!

I hate to see folks go quail hunting with those $3.99 "dove and quail" loads; to me they're notorious bird cripplers. I'm a bit of a tightwad myself, but by spending an extra buck per box, you can buy a better shotshell, typically a skeet or trap load. I've been told the target loads have more of the element "antimony" in the lead, thus harder shot, and more uniform patterns. If you're shooting bargain loads, splurge and see if you don't observe fewer birds flying away with a leg hanging down, and ultimately doomed, though likely not retrieved.

So do something bass-ackwards . . . shoot your dove & quail loads at clay targets, and shoot the trap and skeet loads at quail.