Charlie,
Wish you were close by. Die hard hunter like you and me, the kind that go every day possible no matter the weather, are impossible to find around here. My kids thought I was too crazy about hunting and would not go for a million bucks now (got mother's genes when it comes to hunting), and the young boys who used to hunt with me and go no matter what are men now and as one described it to me, only hunt the red-headed double-breasted split-tail mattress thrashers (hope that endangered species does not get me censored).
It's a 12 gauge Browning 3.5 inch BPS I parkerized. I've got three barrels for it (26, 28, & 30). I'm loading the shells myself. At $200 for 10 pounds of HeavyWeight 13 the shells with 1.75 ounces cost me $2.22 just for the shot. Add 10 cent for the Sam1 wad, 4 cent for the primer and I'll just say 10 cent for the powder, a filler wad and overshot card and I've got at least $2.50 in each shell. Probably would be better off to buy them off the shelf! Last year when the blended 5,6,7 factory Hevi-shots for turkeys cost me over $6 apiece, something had to give.
Jeff,
South and east of you. Rabbit dogs for the bunnies.
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