Hunting with 10g

[Falls county]

I was just wondering what is the kill range for a 10g using the low pressure ammo like what is offered by rst. Is it further than shooting a 12g 3” ammo in conventional guns? What about a 3.5” shell in conventional 12g?
What is it meant by short 10g that I read. I’m guessing 2.5” 10g shells?
Thanks.

[10 bore]

What are you killing ? Short 10 is 2 7/8 in. Long

[6pt-Sika]

I’ve shot some clay targets and feathered targets out a pretty fair distance with both my SR7625 1 1/4 ounce load that’s not stout by any means and with my 18.6 gr Red Dot loaf with 1 1/8 ounce of shot . In my very biased opinion the kill range is more governed by the chokes in the gun and the ability of the guy doing the shooting .

[Falls county]

Ducks

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Timothy schiller

Ducks

A goose at about 40-45 yards with my W&C Scott 10 gauge of 1881 vintage shooting my #1 Bismuth 1 1/4 ounce handloads pushed with 30 grains of SR7625 . That Scott is choked a bit tight

[Dean Romig]

Vermont longbeards with my 3-frame Damascus barreled short ten Lifter.






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[J. A. EARLY]

Just my opinion but the short 10 gauge is superior to the 12 if both are shooting 1 1/4 to 1 3/8 ounce bismuth especially in tight chokes, and in the 1 3/8 ounce RST 1200 fps loads I would not go over forty yards to avoid crippling since bismuth is not as heavy as lead.

The commercial 3" 12 gauge loads as you know can load up to two ounces in tungsten but in non-toxic you typically see 1 1/2 ounces at higher velocities, so the 1 3/8 ounce in a 10 can't compete fairly with it. And it cannot touch 3.5" 12 gauge loads, but with steel, bismuth, or alloys I still do not trust them over forty-five yards. Modern guns with heavy loads are an insurance policy but the old girls still work at forty.

[Falls county]

Yessir re ability and chokes.
I imagine that vintage doubles were tightly choked and range was great. I was just wondering how close I need the target to kill and not cripple a duck. I have plenty of experience w a modern 12 gauge but really want to hunt w a classic double in 10.

[Victor Wasylyna]

Originally Posted by Timothy schiller

I have plenty of experience w a modern 12 gauge but really want to hunt w a classic double in 10.

I gave up on the modern 12 gauge and now hunt ducks and geese with the short ten using my WSF bismuth load (http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...ight=%28WSF%29). I still hunt with others that use modern 12 gauge steel waterfowl loads. Based on my experience, the WSF bismuth load is more effective on ducks and geese than modern steel loads. Perhaps the higher density of bismuth and the better patterns achieved with the short ten compensate for the lower velocity (as compared to the higher velocity modern steel loads). I do not believe you will notice a drop in range or performance if you move to the short ten.

-Victor

[Keith Sirmans]

I've killed turkeys with their 10 gauge ammo in 5's