Craig,

Enjoy your duck hunting...and your 10s! Just curious where in Virginia you might hunt. There are certainly lots of good places. I lived in Virginia (and was born there) for many years.

To be honest I have no idea at the moment . I started on the geese three or four years ago . The duck thing is more because of a Boykin puppy that should arrive the middle of April .

Do it! The short ten is my go-to for ducks. They are my favorite Parkers. Only down side is availability of non-toxic loads. I highly recommend reloading for the short ten. Otherwise, you need to stock up when available from RST (not always available).

-Victor

10's are great for duck guns.

Duck hunting is an addictive pursuit, take it from a recovering duckaholic. Please enjoy responsibly.

Hi guys, pardon me but when you say "short ten" are you referring to barrel length or shell length?

My Parkers have a 2 7/8 inch chamber, which receives what we call “short ten” (2 7/8 inch) shells. If you are looking at a 10 gauge with the more modern 3 1/2 inch chamber, then I have no SxS experience to share. My Browning Gold autoloader softens the blow of those monster shells, but I would think a modern 3 1/2 shell out of a SxS would be pretty jarring. The short ten is so perfect that I have not messed with the modern 3 1/2 inch ten gauge shells in quite a while.

-Victor

My Ithaca nid 3 1/2 will vibrate your teeth with 3 1/2 " shells!

You will find the Short 10 to be very effective on just about anything covered with feathers. For an added thrill get some solid brass shells and load them up with black powder. I worked up a turkey load for my gun. After spending time at the range I felt very confident the patterns would be effective to 50+ yards. This load worked on ducks and geese.

I hear you ! I thought I had a need for an NID 3 1/2” but after messing with a BPS 10 shooting factory 3 1/2” stuff I saw the error of my ways 😂😂😂