Tower Pheasent Partridge Pigeon loads - Page 3

6pt-Sika · 01-07-2021, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack

Both are great facilities and shoots, but the operative word here is invited (e.g, reservation fees are taken beforehand and there are no walk-ons). Prospect Hall is currently under a 14-day lockdown (*quarantine") due to a member of the staff testing positive for COVID-19 very recently. Don't know about the status of First Mine Run but Daryl ("Double Lab") can clarify that for those interested.

I was there on the 19th when did he test positive ?

6pt-Sika · 01-07-2021, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

1 3/4 - 2 ounces of shot to kill a pen raised pheasant? What the heck? I've never seen the need for over 1 1/8 ounces of mid-sized lead shot with sufficient choke for tower thrown pheasants.

If I ever ran a tower shoot I wouldn't allow over 1 1/4 ounce. Shot fall is a real concern when you're shooting across the "circle" from someone possibly throwing 2 ounces of #4s up in the air. I'm not trying to start an argument, or chastise anyone, but shot fall is something that needs to be considered at these type shoots. I sure wouldn't want to be across from someone shooting loads like that.

SRH

I agree a lot isn’t needed but if I carry that 8 gauge I sure as hell am not shooting 1 1/8 ounces . The 1 3/4 ounce load seems to work very well at forty yards on my pattern board .

Stan Hillis · 01-07-2021, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CraigThompson

The 1 3/4 ounce load seems to work very well at forty yards on my pattern board .

Well ........ I guess that is the only thing that matters.

SRH

Kevin McCormack · 01-07-2021, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I was there on the 19th when did he test positive ?

Don't know - I learned about it yesterday (Wed. 1/6) but the person relaying the info belongs to a "therapy group" that shoots there every Thursday, so it probably was sometime after last Thursday; their group was alerted that today they would not be open and so could not meet.

6pt-Sika · 01-07-2021, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack

Don't know - I learned about it yesterday (Wed. 1/6) but the person relaying the info belongs to a "therapy group" that shoots there every Thursday, so it probably was sometime after last Thursday; their group was alerted that today they would not be open and so could not meet.

Seems to me the next tower deal there oughtta be the 23rd of this month if it happens . I'd think they'll have resumed operations by then .

6pt-Sika · 01-07-2021, 03:03 PM

Today

charlie cleveland · 01-07-2021, 04:07 PM

looks like you like those Winchester hull...I do too...charlie

6pt-Sika · 01-07-2021, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

looks like you like those Winchester hull...I do too...charlie

That’s 150 of them . I have four hundred more that match . Thought I’d swage 250 of them just to be prepared !

charlie cleveland · 01-08-2021, 06:20 PM

I have about 75 Winchester hulls andgot 500 of those once fired Remington hulls...they are hard to load till I bought a heat gun to spin them on...but the Winchester is still easiest to load....charlie

6pt-Sika · 01-08-2021, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

I have about 75 Winchester hulls andgot 500 of those once fired Remington hulls...they are hard to load till I bought a heat gun to spin them on...but the Winchester is still easiest to load....charlie

I finished up swagging 250 of the new Winchester’s at the shop today and have 300 untouched ones at the house . Have several hundred fired Remington’s and 200 unfired Remington’s so I’m set for life I believe .