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I picked mine up this Week. My 10 Bore has Plenty of BOSS Bismuth NO.2s. My 12 Bore Doubles are well stocked with fodder. My Wife got me my first Professional Wingshooting lesson scheduled for our anniversary. It is how she tricked me to go back to Biltmore. | ||
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Have you ever tried duck hunting with smaller gauges? I switched over from shooting a 12 gauge for ducks to smaller gauges five seasons ago and there is no going back now. Mallards up close over decoys with 28’s and 410’s is way more fun than shooting bigger gauge guns. And with the good shells available these days, they’re very effective. | |||
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DLS, Only if you are good shot. That is not directed at Joshua...I'll geiv you 3 guesses who I am referring to and your first 2 don't count. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I have not. I could do well with a 20. I do not hunt creeks but flooded or dry pastures. I am just now learning to call, but shots even at geese or ducks land are 40 plus. There were 50 and 75 Canadas in one of the fields I hunt. I set up in the shadows of the tree line at that location. Another I set up in a drainage ditch. I like the big bores. They are a throw back. My wife has a 28 she dot quail with last year. I do not claim to be a good shot. I have shot pheasant with a 3 inch 20 and turkey with a 3 inch 20. Worked fine, to me it is squeezing a starting 12 in a 20 hull. | |||
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Shooting subgauge for waterfowl can be fun. With TSS, the 28 and .410 become viable. However, if you are using bismuth, steel, (or lead) the larger pellets required for adequate penetration in the 28 and .410 just don’t pattern well at all. The 16 and 20 end up being very individualistic. I agree with LHeym that stuffing extra into a 3” 20 ga is kind of trying to make the 20 into a 12. Maybe it’s worthwhile if that gun is properly fitted to you and it’s lighter for carrying, but honestly, where I hunt ducks, there is an extreme amount of competition and I do like shooting and eating them- so you do have to be prepared for longer shots to get much of any shooting. It may be my calling and decoy work, but while I can get birds in close on opening day (or by going to a state with less pressure) I rarely get much shooting close enough to feel comfortable using my 28. I do shoot it a lot, and get 23-24/25 with clays with it, but those shots are generally 30-35 yards maximum and using #8 or #9 shot. I typically use bismuth shot for dental safety, so I’m not planning on shifting to TSS, although I’ve shot some and it is amazing. To me, 10 ga is a pass shooting goose gun, a 12 is a duck gun, a 16 is a pheasant gun, a 20 is a grouse gun, and a 28 is a quail gun. The .410 is a clay bird gun. JMO, FWIW, and YOMV. | |||
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I just used my last whole wood duck to make creamy Duck Risotto. | |||
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