Parker - Waterfowl hunting

[TARNATION !!!]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

What! And I 've heard that a person needs to use facepaint, carry a plastic Benelli and shoot 1500fps 1 1/2oz loads to kill a goose. Next thing Mr Cordell will be telling us is that he waited until they were in range then shot for the head and neck.

Judging from the angle of gun to ground, I'm thinking final approach - feet deployed wings flapping to stop the glide. Perfect for head/neck to keep breast undisturbed for one of many fine recipes. A bird dropped in the decoys makes for short retrieves. Nice shot (camera and Parker). Face paint and plastic guns not for me thanks, but I may have to check out BP hunting.
Cheers,
Jack

[KCordell]

Originally Posted by Jack Cronkhite

Judging from the angle of gun to ground, I'm thinking final approach - feet deployed wings flapping to stop the glide. Perfect for head/neck to keep breast undisturbed for one of many fine recipes. A bird dropped in the decoys makes for short retrieves. Nice shot (camera and Parker). Face paint and plastic guns not for me thanks, but I may have to check out BP hunting.
Cheers,
Jack

Hi everyone and thanks for the replies. Yes, it was final approach and the toll was a real beauty but had a number of great tolls that day. I have 2 additional 10ga top levers that are eagerly waiting to be used next year...I cant wait...

I learned a few things on loading BP and was confirmed by others in the thread above.

- I went with the "heavy BP load" for 10ga. I was just a wee bit shy of 4.5 dr #2F BP. I had the gun is in great shape and was checked for functionality by my gunsmith.
- As mentioned above, I used niceshot #2 which performed well at short range.

One question for the group, I did not use a shotcup in these loads and went traditional with CircleFly. Would I get a better pattern if I added a shot cup?

[Labowner]

A shot cup may tighten your patterns up to 90% at 40 Yard's. I find that # 4 shot [ nice shot] like Elmer Keith, pattern's on theses super ten's the best all around. I use it on ducks and geese, at first not by choice, but by patterning them and the results I've had on birds I would highly recommend them a try.

[KCordell]

Originally Posted by E Robert Fabian

A shot cup may tighten your patterns up to 90% at 40 Yard's. I find that # 4 shot [ nice shot] like Elmer Keith, pattern's on theses super ten's the best all around. I use it on ducks and geese, at first not by choice, but by patterning them and the results I've had on birds I would highly recommend them a try.

excellent! Now was this with BP?

[Labowner]

No, but I believe Sherman Bell found very similar results, pressures at different distances down the barrel, as SR4756. The only way to tell is a pattern board. I lucked out as mine will easley pattern around 90% with different loads compared to Scott K who has similar barrel bore choke to mine but doesn't get the tight patterns.

[KCordell]

Originally Posted by E Robert Fabian

No, but I believe Sherman Bell found very similar results, pressures at different distances down the barrel, as SR4756. The only way to tell is a pattern board. I lucked out as mine will easley pattern around 90% with different loads compared to Scott K who has similar barrel bore choke to mine but doesn't get the tight patterns.

Mr. Fabian, thanks for the reply. I have not reloaded nitro yet for my 10ga. I downloaded the PDF on the reloading page from Mr. Bell and may try. Can anyone recommend a good overall load for waterfowl and then one for 5 stand?

BTW, I met many of you at Vintagers. I am excited at the opportunity to join your organization.

Thanks greatly,

KC

[Harry Collins]

KC,

For 1 1/4 oz of shot I use Fed hulls trimmed to 2 7/8", WW 209 primer, 35 grains of IMR 4756, Remington SP10 wad with a 16 gauge over powder card in the cup and a star crimp.

For sporting clays and small game I use the same Fed hull, WW 209, 30 grains of IMR 7625, SP10 with 1/2 a 16 gauge cushion wad in the cup and a star crimp.

Both loads are from Sherman Bell.

Harry