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CraigThompson
11-01-2023, 12:57 PM
Did a tower shoot in WVA 10/29/23 shot a Parker Grade 1 10 gauge top lever hammer gun 32” barrels tight and tight on a #3 frame guns a little over 9 pounds . Was shooting handloaded 1 1/4 ounces of #6’s pushed with 30 grains of SR7625 . I didn’t kill all the birds in the pictures just what I brought home . We were shooting pheasants , partridges and pigeons . One pic is pheasants and the others partridge .

CraigThompson
11-01-2023, 12:59 PM
Going back to the same place 11/4/23 and will shoot the same load but in a Parker Grade 1 10 gauge top lever hammer on a #2 frame sporting 30” barrels that are more like mod and full somewhat lighter gun as well . I’m planning on doing five shoots at this place by the end of the year and use a different 10 gauge each trip .

charlie cleveland
11-01-2023, 01:00 PM
looks like you and that 10 ga were a good combination...you have some good eating ahead of you.....charlie

Mike Koneski
11-01-2023, 01:16 PM
That's a crowd of Chukar!

CraigThompson
11-01-2023, 01:31 PM
That's a crowd of Chukar!

Yes I waited until the other participants took what they wanted and then took what was left .

Mike Koneski
11-01-2023, 01:34 PM
Looks like a lot of breasts for the "Friday Night Feed" at the 2024 shoot!

CraigThompson
11-01-2023, 02:39 PM
Looks like a lot of breasts for the "Friday Night Feed" at the 2024 shoot!

Gotta get enough in the freezer for my yearly consumption , the Southern this coming year and yes the Friday night deal at your place ! I hope next week I can get 3-5 deer on the ground as well . This Saturday our ML season starts unfortunately I’ll be shooting at feathered critters . But I just may be out first thing Sunday morning .

CraigThompson
11-02-2023, 11:04 AM
I used up my last bag of partridge from last season today . We had the cutlets with spatzel , coleslaw and tater salad . So I may be into this years partridge a little quicker than planned !

Mills Morrison
11-03-2023, 08:43 AM
We normally get invited to a pheasant tower shoot around Thanksgiving. Maybe I will take a 10 gauge this year

CraigThompson
11-03-2023, 09:19 AM
We normally get invited to a pheasant tower shoot around Thanksgiving. Maybe I will take a 10 gauge this year

The one tomorrow 11/3/23 I’m debating whether to shoot a 2 frame hammer 10 or a circa 1889 EH 2 frame . Both have 30” barrels .

Daryl Corona
11-03-2023, 09:44 AM
The one tomorrow 11/3/23 I’m debating whether to shoot a 2 frame hammer 10 or a circa 1889 EH 2 frame . Both have 30” barrels .

Shoot them both!

CraigThompson
11-03-2023, 12:50 PM
Shoot them both!

That’s a thought but I don’t wanna haul them both around the circle .