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Jerry Harlow

04-18-2017 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Dombeck (Post 216616)

My wife and I start our season here in MN tomorrow. I will be using a DH 12ga 30" bbls choked .022 and .038 using some 1 1/8oz #5 loads with a pressure of about 8000 so myself and the gun don't get beat up.
I just bought this gun about two months ago and can't wait to enjoy it in the field. I also bought a 10ga 32" #3 frame top lever hammer gun that I'm hoping to use for my WI season in two weeks. I'll be trying the RST 1 1/4oz 2 7/8" #6 in this gun.
Can't wait.

Good Luck. The 10 gauge RST load you are using is what I used to kill my turkey. Kind of slow at 1175 fps but they worked. Patterned well at 35 yards which is what I thought were their limit with only 1 1/4 ounces.

Bob Dombeck

04-18-2017 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerry Harlow (Post 216619)

I'm sure they'll work fine as I don't shoot further than about 25-28 yards, just my choice.
I'll pattern it soon. I'm having a Silvers #3 pad put on it as it was ordered new with a short LOP and I wanted to make it a bit longer as to be more shootable. I'm not changing the buttstock curvature so I can put the steel buttplate back on in the future. My first hammer gun so I'm excited to give it a go.

Jerry Harlow

04-18-2017 11:08 AM

The hardest thing for me to remember about a hammer gun is when I shoot only one time, I get up and walk around with a gun that still has one barrel cocked. I did it on the turkey and did it a lot when dove hunting.

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