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bill grill
03-29-2020, 04:46 PM
Well I’m stuck at home like most of you? Bored out of my mind. So here’s a LC Smith 20 ga field with extractors and 30” barrels I bought from Marks Born Again Bird guns. Had it restocked, engraved, case colored. She’s choked tight but shoots well!

wayne goerres
03-29-2020, 09:18 PM
Being bored is expensive.

charlie cleveland
03-29-2020, 11:15 PM
nice gun i like lc smith too....charlie

Rich Anderson
03-30-2020, 07:32 AM
One advantage of the virus if you want to look at in a positive light is that I'm catching up on a lot of reloading. I have enough centerfire ammo loaded to start a war with a third world country. I'm always putting off the deer rifles until just before season but not this year. Today is the 450-400 NE and a 300 Savage.:):). Afterwards a little time spent with Ruark is on the agenda.

Brett Hoop
03-30-2020, 11:05 AM
Rich,
Just a friendly warning, and I know you already are aware, but a little time with Mr. Use Enough Gun can get wheels turning. My friends in Zim are telling me most trips are getting rescheduled.

wayne goerres
03-30-2020, 11:35 AM
I haven't shot my 450/400 in a long time. Kind of over kill for a whitetail deer.

Rich Anderson
03-30-2020, 02:42 PM
Wayne I'm working up a reduced load for it so I can use it on deer. I've been successful with a 375 and a 416 Taylor doing this. My 270 will tear up a deer worse than the big bores. You can eat right up to the hole.

wayne goerres
03-30-2020, 10:15 PM
Mine is a double Manton. Been meaning to do the same thing just haven't got around to it in the last half a dozen years. But I did work up a cast load for the 577 and the 416 rigby.

Harry Collins
03-31-2020, 06:09 AM
Rich, I worked up a 450/400 load with 210 grain 41 Magnum pistol bullets and velocity. I can't remember what powder I used, maybe 4227 or 2400. I got "close enough" regulation to make a fun walk around the farm plinking double. Sadly for me the owner came back over the mountains and took his gun home.

Eric Oldham
03-31-2020, 08:02 AM
Mr. Grill who did you get to do the engraving.