10 ga?

04 November 2017, 05:42

IOWADON

I use a 10-ga double for pheasants. It's an Ithaca NID 10-ga mag with barrels cut back to 28 inches and insert chokes. I put a cylinder choke tube in one barrel with a 2-1/4 oz of #8's handloads and a full choke in the other barrel with 2-1/4 oz of #4's. It works real well! I am not a target shooter but did better on trap with it than with my 12 ga gun.

04 November 2017, 07:29

john c.

cool. thanks guys

04 November 2017, 23:06

cal pappas

I second RST shells in a 10 bore. I use them on grouse at home (7 1/2) and pheasant in the lower 48 (6). My 10 is a light upland 10 by Williams and Powell, choked IC & M, and the 2 7/8 RST are just what the doctor ordered.

I have a bunch of the magnum 2 7/8 by Winchester and Remington for a Winchester 1901 or a heavier double but can't use them in the W&P.

Cheers,
Cal

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17 November 2017, 20:24

Tim Carney

Use my 10 gauge Darne sxs model R-16 with French superior proof that Briley put choke tubes in for both geese and for upland birds. Gun weighs 7 lbs 1 oz. Chambers are almost 3 inches (75mm) so I use the 2-7/8-inch RST shells, or cut-down primed Federal 3-1/2" handloaded with non-tox Bismuth or Nice shot in the size and weight appropriate to the quarry.

Regards

24 November 2017, 17:38

john c.

how about shooting SLUGS through a browning pump 10 ga? what choke should be used? i keep getting diff answers from sellers on gunbroker. most say IMP and MOD choke.

24 November 2017, 20:28

TWall

For rifled slugs I was always told an open choke. I would go with Imp Cylinder if you have it.

Tom

25 November 2017, 05:36

Crazyhorseconsulting

Where can a person obtain the RST shells fdor the 10 gauge?????

26 November 2017, 18:17

john c.

IN THEORY.......... were one to take a browning bps stalker 10 ga 28" and cut the bbl to 18-20" to use as a predator solver ( no long discussions about 12 ga vs 10 ga for this purpose please) and recoil was not an issue in an emergency situation, would it still effectively (fairly accurately) shoot slugs out to say 50 yds? i know it would open the spread of shot. ok, i'm sure it would cause i don't know.

27 November 2017, 05:50

theback40

I have an Ithica mag 10 and a Spanish double 10 ga. I load 2 1/4 oz of 8' or 9's when the starlings and blackbirds flock up in the fall. Nasty destructive things ( the birds) scare up a flock, let them get out 60 yds and put 3 quick shots out there. Black bird rain comes down, not unusual to dump over 100 birds that way. Like mosquitoes, it makes no real impact no matter how many you kill.

27 November 2017, 19:33

Crazyhorseconsulting

back40, just a comment but while starlings can be shot that way man y of the other blackbird species, even though being a pest arer protected Federally.

27 November 2017, 22:04

theback40

Blackbirds, as in, starlings, cowbirds and grackles, along with pigeons are all listed as pests in my state. I can shoot them by the truckloads if I wish. The state will use poison to eliminate them, something I will not do.

28 November 2017, 00:18

Crazyhorseconsulting

Some states they aren't, and even then some of those birds are Federally protected and usually some type of actual damage has to be proven.

Just something that not everyone realizes because the birds are pests.

28 November 2017, 00:32

theback40

OK, I will type this slowly ........
They are all labeled as PESTS in my state, where I live, where I shoot them, hence my post.
B birds are not migratory, not sure how they could have federal protection, and if they did, my state wouldn't allow unlimited shooting of them. Geeez!

28 November 2017, 01:12

Gatogordo

Some, but not all Redwing Blackbirds migrate. I've killed tens of thousands of them over rice fields in Louisiana where they are labeled as pests.

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28 November 2017, 01:16

crbutler

As to where you can buy RST 10 ga shells, I have seen them for sale at Ballistic products but geez they are expensive.

These are something that reloading will get a good ROI. I think it’s like $14/10.

28 November 2017, 03:10

theback40

Redwings are considered songbirds here, they don't mix with the reg b birds and don't bother our crops.
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28 November 2017, 06:31

Crazyhorseconsulting

quote:
They are all labeled as PESTS in my state, where I live, where I shoot them, hence my post.

I understand that, but it is not that way in ALL states.

Was not intending to make you mad, just pointing out that a person needs to check with the appropriate agency in their state.

Not sure what is wrong with that.

Here are the regulations for Texas and this is from the TP&W website.

Protected Birds: Hawks, owls, eagles, and all other nongame birds and songbirds (except for the few unprotected birds listed below) are protected by various state and federal laws and may not be killed, taken from the nest, picked up, or possessed for any reason, and their feathers may not be possessed or sold. Arts and crafts may not include these protected species under any circumstances.

Unprotected Birds: The only birds not protected by any state or federal law are European starlings, English sparrows, feral rock doves (common pigeon, Columba livia) and Eurasian collared-doves; these species may be killed at any time, their nests or eggs destroyed, and their feathers may be possessed.

Yellow-headed, red-winged, rusty, or Brewer's blackbirds and all grackles, cowbirds (does not include cattle egret), crows, or magpies may be controlled without a federal or state depredation permit when found committing or about to commit depredations on ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in numbers and in a manner that constitutes a health hazard or other nuisance.

Not everyone takes time to check state regulations, even those applying to normally hunted game species.