Bob Roberts
12-11-2010, 02:33 PM
Here is the content of an email just received from my friend Tom M. who lives, retired, near Buffalo, NY. I think you too might find it an interesting read due to several included references:
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Hey.
Got back a few days ago, from a pheasant hunt in western Ohio. Not the best time of year for weather………incredibly cold and wind. Little snow, but 19 or lower and quite breezy. I do not remember ever being as cold as I was, but we got through it nonetheless. Did two hunts over two days and bagged 16 birds total. I employed the new (?) 1928 LC Smith 20 ga……… think I previously sent photos, but if not see attached below
I had gotten a mixed case of RST low-pressure shells and they worked wonderfully. I got good solid, killing hits on birds, and down they went without question. Nice easy felt recoil, and a good feeling that I was not beating the gun too bad with each shot. The 20ga ammo runs out at 1,175 f/s, so not bad velocity, plus the pattern is really nice. RST claims they make no ammo above 6,000 psi pressure, where the lowest Remington Gun Club ammo tends to be 11,000 or so.
I went 9 for 9 on “my” birds, and got in on a double…….two of us hit the same bird at the same time. So I guess I could claim 10 for 10 huh? Never got to use the second barrel. I was a bit leery about the effectiveness of the low pressure ammo, having never used it before, but got my mind changed on the first bird. It was a nice outgoing shot and I let him get up a bit and wham. No doubt about his fatality. I ordered some 20 and 12 ga. ammo in a mixed case with no problem. I got the box the very next day via UPS. All my pals told me to expect huge shipping costs and extra fees and so on. Horseshit. It cost me $10 bucks shipping with no additional fees of any sort, and that was that, plus it came damned fast. All good stuff as far as I’m concerned.
Some of my hunting pals have their minds made up on fairly slim (if any) evidence. Never let facts get in the way of a good story or firmly held position. I am sure you have never run into such stuff in your travels.
This is a sweet gun to carry and shoot. I did well on this deal. Plus it fits me pretty well. I am planning on doing a red pad on it come spring, to gain a bit more length. I used a slip-on for the hunt, giving me an additional 3/4 inch which I need. Just had no time to do the work this fall.
By the way, this is the gun I got in Maine just a month or so ago……at Kittery Trading Post. I must have mentioned this to you before.
So a good report and a pretty fun trip…….if you don’t count the cold. I do.
We will be with our granddaughter for Christmas. Neat. Looking forward to that.
I hope you and Roberta have a wonderful Christmas and New Year thing…….whatever.
Cheers and a blessing my friend.
Tom
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Hey.
Got back a few days ago, from a pheasant hunt in western Ohio. Not the best time of year for weather………incredibly cold and wind. Little snow, but 19 or lower and quite breezy. I do not remember ever being as cold as I was, but we got through it nonetheless. Did two hunts over two days and bagged 16 birds total. I employed the new (?) 1928 LC Smith 20 ga……… think I previously sent photos, but if not see attached below
I had gotten a mixed case of RST low-pressure shells and they worked wonderfully. I got good solid, killing hits on birds, and down they went without question. Nice easy felt recoil, and a good feeling that I was not beating the gun too bad with each shot. The 20ga ammo runs out at 1,175 f/s, so not bad velocity, plus the pattern is really nice. RST claims they make no ammo above 6,000 psi pressure, where the lowest Remington Gun Club ammo tends to be 11,000 or so.
I went 9 for 9 on “my” birds, and got in on a double…….two of us hit the same bird at the same time. So I guess I could claim 10 for 10 huh? Never got to use the second barrel. I was a bit leery about the effectiveness of the low pressure ammo, having never used it before, but got my mind changed on the first bird. It was a nice outgoing shot and I let him get up a bit and wham. No doubt about his fatality. I ordered some 20 and 12 ga. ammo in a mixed case with no problem. I got the box the very next day via UPS. All my pals told me to expect huge shipping costs and extra fees and so on. Horseshit. It cost me $10 bucks shipping with no additional fees of any sort, and that was that, plus it came damned fast. All good stuff as far as I’m concerned.
Some of my hunting pals have their minds made up on fairly slim (if any) evidence. Never let facts get in the way of a good story or firmly held position. I am sure you have never run into such stuff in your travels.
This is a sweet gun to carry and shoot. I did well on this deal. Plus it fits me pretty well. I am planning on doing a red pad on it come spring, to gain a bit more length. I used a slip-on for the hunt, giving me an additional 3/4 inch which I need. Just had no time to do the work this fall.
By the way, this is the gun I got in Maine just a month or so ago……at Kittery Trading Post. I must have mentioned this to you before.
So a good report and a pretty fun trip…….if you don’t count the cold. I do.
We will be with our granddaughter for Christmas. Neat. Looking forward to that.
I hope you and Roberta have a wonderful Christmas and New Year thing…….whatever.
Cheers and a blessing my friend.
Tom
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