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Since his retirement as an official of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, biologist Don Friberg has had more time to hunt. For cornfield shooting where long shots are customary, #5 shot makes a good knock-down load. For hunting with dogs in open grassland, #6 is fine and if your dog hunts close, perhaps even #7-1/2.

Even though you would logically think that bigger shells containing more powder and more shot would cost more, this is not the case. Does a bikini cost more than a one-piece bathing suit, even though it requires far less cloth? All things being equal (same manufacturer and similar quality of cloth and production methods), the bikini costs more. The laws of supply and demand inform us that because many more 12-gauge shells are purchased than sub-gauge shells, manufacturers gear up their primary production for the 12-gauge. Although sub-gauge shells are not necessarily be an afterthought – they are still commercially important – they will be secondary on the assembly line and sold in smaller volume. Hence, sub-gauge shells cost more.