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here is a test pattern with my new to me 12 ga 3 frame VHE, 32 in barrels choked .040 in both barrels. str. griped stock . this is an 1 1/4 oz load of 6's with a load count of 275. it put 230 in the 30 in ring for 84%:shock: got to love it, still not sure if its has 3 in. chambers.

That is cool. How far back were you from the target?

hi, you are at 40 yds to do test like this and on a 30 in. ring. thanks scott

Always love to hear about 3 frame 12s. Post some pictures and the weight of the gun.

1 1/4 oz of # 6's....

Someone is getting ready for crow season..... :eek:

Nice gun Scott.

here are a few pics. gun weight is 8 lbs 14 ozs

getting ready, hell I am ready:p I have loaded 100 10 ga 1 1/4 oz 6's, almost a 5 gal. bucket of 12 ga. 1 1/8 oz 6's and a 2 gal bucket loaded with 20 ga 7/8 oz 6's, bring it on:shock:

i hope i get to hear a lot of stories of this old gun being used on crows... nice pattern she throws too... charlie

Brian Dudley is restoring a 3 frame DH 10 gauge for me and one of the improvements is a new set of no. 3 frame 12 gauge barrels, so I am looking forward to trying it out.

nice, keep us posted on that job, He just received my grade 2 NID Ithaca 10 ga today to get it ready for this fall, He does great work from what I have seen!:bowdown:

Photos will be forthcoming when the project is complete. She was a real wreck and needed almost everything. The finished product should be nice.

Are you having a set of 12 ga barrels fitted or are you having a set made from scratch?

I found an orphan pair on Ebay

Nice gun Scott, like those stright grips.

update, factory 2 7/8ths chambers and Maine crow opened on the 1st and I will be hunting this sat. with Pete. I will be shooting my 3 frame 12:clap:. scott

Well, we killed 5 crow today, good to get out, The new to me 12 ga. and new to Pete Remington 10 ga. had there 1st crow kill in years, We killed all that we shot at:cool: the bugs got a little hunting in too. Hope this is a start to a GREAT season:) scott

Yup, 5 crows and 200+ hand swatted mosquitos. I doubled a couple of times.

All the rain we've had around here has made this a really rough year for mosquitos in Michigan. I'm looking forward to the opening of squirrel season but I'm also buying stock in OFF.

DLH

heh destrey leave a can of off for me too..the skeeters are bad down in my neck of the woods too at squirl season... charlie

Destry, Will OFF take the finish off wood I have heard it would but certainly have not tried it to see, think I will try on an old stock that I have that is broken to see what happens, Gary

it eats modern fly lines - so i would not be surprised, but then maybe only the newer synthetic finishes

I use Buzz-Away almost exclusively. You can order it online. It is all natural and very effective against skeeters and black flies. It doesn't last but about three hours, but simply reapply if you need to. Anything with DEET gives me a severe headache and nausea so I can't use many products out there. We use Buzz-Away while fly-fishing and there is no effect on the fly lines.

dean theres a few places i ve hunted if it was not a 100 percent deet the mosquitoes would run you out of the woods.. charlie

OFF will make the finish sticky for sure, I'm sure it would remove it if it got too much on a gun. I don't put it on my hands except for the backs.

I just got done looking at those mosquito pictures that Flanders posted. I'll never complain again......


DLH

have you boys got to try that 3 frame out on crows again..was nt the chambers on this gun 2 7/8 inch.. bet she was a duck killer back in her day... charlie

Yes , shot a few on the Maine opener, will try it more when the crows start to show up, as of now I am shooting my 2 frame EH and I am shooting it well I might add :cool:, I did try some of your 3 1/2 in. 12 ga. cut down to 2 7/8 ths loaded with 1 3/8 ths oz of bismuth 2's, 32 grs bluedot win. 114 orange wad and roll crimp. test shot showed a 75 % pattern , looks good for geese in the 12 ga. I shoot BB's in the 10 ga. on geese, scott

i too like bb s and no 2 s this was my favorite turkey load for many years but atlas no 2 shot is biggest thing they allow in miss. now for turkey.. them bb s will flatten even a big goose and a good piece out there too.. i like the blue dot powder for heavy loads .. charlie