Anyone use a short 10 for dove ?

[Milton C Starr]

Does anyone here use their short 10s for dove ? I am debating which RST load would be more ideal the 1 1/8 oz or 1 1/4 of 7.5s . I think the 1 1/4 oz loads has 50 more 7.5 pellets in it from a chart I was looking at .

[Austin J Hawthorne Jr.]

It's just my opinion, but I would let the weight of the gun determine the payload. I also prefer #8's on doves due to the pellet count.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Austin J Hawthorne Jr.

It's just my opinion, but I would let the weight of the gun determine the payload. I also prefer #8's on doves due to the pellet count.

Well my Parker is about 13lbs .

[Austin J Hawthorne Jr.]

At that weight 1 1/4 oz. loads would hardly be felt. My short ten weighs in at 10 pds. 6 oz. and I use 1 1/4 oz. of #8's even when using the gun on sporting clays.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Austin J Hawthorne Jr.

At that weight 1 1/4 oz. loads would hardly be felt. My short ten weighs in at 10 pds. 6 oz. and I use 1 1/4 oz. of #8's even when using the gun on sporting clays.

I think I calculated the recoil in such a heavy gun would be about that of a 223 or around 13 ft lbs which is barely anything at all .

We arent allowed to shoot shotguns at our local range so I will have to field test loads and see what works best . I will probably buy a case of the 1 1/4oz loads .

[James Brad Rhodenizer]

In the late season, I sometimes take my Ithaca 10 out for the fun of it. I use little skeeters inserts which take 12ga. shells. Much cheaper, 1 1/8oz. is all I use. Very little recoil.

[charlie cleveland]

I shoot some of the 3 1/2 inch shells in the over and under 12 ga I bought with those 43 1/2 inch barrels it weighs 12 lbs..it still kicks pretty good...I use those gage mates and those skeeter mates in my 10 ga guns with the 1 1/8 ounce 12 ga loads they are a pleasure to shoot....not much recoil in a 3 frame gun 10 ga weighing 10 lbs or so... I even use the gage mates in the 8 ga. using 12 ga loads...wish I had a pair of 10 ga to use in the 8 ga... I seen a gage mate the other dayto shoot 10 ga in a 4 gauge...charlie

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

I shoot some of the 3 1/2 inch shells in the over and under 12 ga I bought with those 43 1/2 inch barrels it weighs 12 lbs..it still kicks pretty good...I use those gage mates and those skeeter mates in my 10 ga guns with the 1 1/8 ounce 12 ga loads they are a pleasure to shoot....not much recoil in a 3 frame gun 10 ga weighing 10 lbs or so... I even use the gage mates in the 8 ga. using 12 ga loads...wish I had a pair of 10 ga to use in the 8 ga... I seen a gage mate the other dayto shoot 10 ga in a 4 gauge...charlie

Yes gauge mates used to make adapters in just about every configuration up to 4 gauge , I had problems with the 10 ga to 16 ga adapters from them . So If I were to buy adapters again it would probably be something like the little skeeters . I dont think gaugemates is in business anymore .

2 cases of RST 10 gauge loads though would probably last me a year .

[6pt-Sika]

A group of us about ten years ago started going out a couple times during the late December dove season here in Virginia . I carried my grandfathers W&C Scott crystal indicator 10 gauge with my go to load of 30 grains of SR7625 pushing 1 1/4 ounce of #8’s or 7 1/2’s . Probably killed 12-20 with it over a few trips combined .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

A group of us about ten years ago started going out a couple times during the late December dove season here in Virginia . I carried my grandfathers W&C Scott crystal indicator 10 gauge with my go to load of 30 grains of SR7625 pushing 1 1/4 ounce of #8’s or 7 1/2’s . Probably killed 12-20 with it over a few trips combined .

Do you notice a big difference between the 7.5s and 8s ?