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Anyone use a short 10 for dove ?
Unread 08-08-2020, 06:28 PM   #1
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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 .
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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I use 1 1/8 RST on doves in my grade 3 hammer and used inserts with AA. 1 1/8 oz. 7 1/2's. Will try both RST loads in my heavy EH and probably some 12 AA with inserts. Very tight chokes always makes it interesting. High flyer Whitewings don't like me!!
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I use 1 1/8 RST on doves in my grade 3 hammer and used inserts with AA. 1 1/8 oz. 7 1/2's. Will try both RST loads in my heavy EH and probably some 12 AA with inserts. Very tight chokes always makes it interesting. High flyer Whitewings don't like me!!
Well the reason I was looking at the RST a 1 1/8 oz load is because I have experience with them . I shot a case of them out of the Bonehill hammergun I had it was 10lbs and didnt have much recoil . The two loads are the same price though and the 3ft lbs of recoil difference in my 6 frame seems negligible .

Although , I may pick up a LC Smith 10 gauge next month and its 10.5lbs so the 1 1/8 oz would probably be more comfortable in that gun .


I used to have a set of the gold gaugemate adapters 10 ga to 16 ga , The 16 gauge loads actually kicked pretty good in the 10 ga . I think they were 1 1/8 oz at 1450 fps .
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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
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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 .
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