In my less than stellar life I’ve killed flying feathered birds with everything 8-410 with the exclusion of the 24 and 32 . The 28 and 410 I’ve only tried on dove/quail and they did just fine provided I did my part and took reasonable shots . I have however seen a fellow on here kill more than a few pheasants with a VHE 28 30” . Heck one day this fellow and I shot at a pointed duck with 28’s he with the 30” and me with a 26” , said duck hit the ground dunno if we both hit it or just one of us but the web footed creature didn’t live to fly another day . Another gentleman on here I’ve seen kill quail with a Repro 28 at distances I most likely wouldn’t shoot , not once but numerous times .

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My 9 yr. old grandson would have been happy to show you how, Harry. But alas, he is now grown and starting a family and has not the time.

Clark's views somewhat reflect my own, at least as to the non- use of more primitive weapons on antlered game.

My own idea of ideal but older weapons on antlered game are original 1886 Winchester
or pre-war Winchester Model 71 rifles. The iron sights affixed to these rifles encourage stalk or still hunting at closer ranges. Hence, much less incidents of wounded game. Calibers like the 33 WCF and 348 WCF have been successfully used on North American species of bear, indicating sufficient cartridge power for clean kills on antlered game.


{The opinons stated are my own from hunting experience, and do not reflect the opinions or experiences of others.}