Quote:
Originally Posted by Drew Hause
W.A. King for Parker Bros.
Referring to the cone, we ordinarily permit our shells to lap into it 1/8-inch, but as a matter of fact we have found that the majority of guns will shoot a better pattern with even more lap than this. In fact, we can secure extra good patterns by shooting extra long shells, permitting the lap to extent to the point where we begin to tear off the ends of the paper. At that point we do not seek to give more lap. In user’s hands we do not advocate the use of longer shells than those which give 1/8 lap.
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Here, thanks to Drew, we see King saying that which we have been discussing for many years. My 1898 12 ga. DH (Titanic) with 2 9/16" chambers does exactly that with 2 3/4" plastic shells, and the recoil isn't noticeably any greater than an equivalent load in a 2 1/2" shells.
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Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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