OB and I loaded up my Rhino early this morning with decoys and headed to his neighbors across the road about a mile. We set up near the fence row with the deeks on the west side (facing). We used the weeds for our hides. I fired 4 shots in less than an hour and had my limit. It took OB a few more shells through his 870. The 3" shells are kind of working on his shoulder. I lent him my M2 for a while. He now has a Perazzi trap gun for sale so he can get an M2.
Oh, Kamo Gari,,, it was 70 degrees when I finished up.

Cool. Hows the eatin?

My son regularly kills cranes here in Alaska with his Benelli 20 ga

It's pretty good Storms.

I've thought about using my M2 20ga for grins. Then OB and both whacked a big crane coming in on the deeks with our 3" 12ga's. I think he was wearing kevlar. I wouldn't have thought a bird could take a hit like that and fly. He took 3 !!! Saw him go down over a mile away. We never did recover that bird and I hate loosing birds and feeding coyotes.
By the time the birds get down this way I think they toughen up some. You can sure tell the ones that have been hunted.

I got my nephew an M2 left hand for Christmas. I'm an A5 guy but I really like the M2's . I tried the M2's at Cabela's when I bought my nephew his.
Now all he has to do is wait about 8 years (He's seven).