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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland
the ten ga short 2 7/8 shell with bismouth bb size shot will cleanly kill a duck a big duck or goose at 70 yards and the 3 1/2 inch 10 ga with 2 1/4 ounces of bismouth bb shot will kill cleanly at 70 yards...i have tested these guns many times on paper and cans....the holdback to this range at 70 yards is having a person who can handle one of the big guns and bee able to shoot them well...the 12 ga 3 incg gun and the 3 1/2 inch 12 ga will also kill cleanly at this range...the guns are capable but most shooters at this range are only sky busting them but the right man with these guns will be as good ascaptain charles askins and elmer keith.....my dad was a fine long range duck shooter but i am not with the same gun.....charlie
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Charlie, I agree with you. But a 10 bore is not a 70+ yard gun unless it is bored appropriately and heavy 10 bore loads are used in it. A 1 ¼ 10 bore load, as is sometimes used in these guns, won’t do it. Some assume a 10 bore is automatically a 70+ yard gun. It may be, but only if it is bored and loaded appropriately. I have absolutely no experience with the 12 bore magnum loads so I can’t speak to their effectiveness at long range. I only speak about things that I have actual and extensive experience with.
I’ve never owned a gun, 10 or 12 bore that patterned BB’s worth a damn. I’ve gotten passable patterns with #2’s from a 10 bore but not a 12. Whether or not my long range guns are typical, I don’t know. I used #3’s back when I could get that size shot from Herter’s. When it was no longer available, I went with 4’s.