Anyone hunt ducks with a 10 gauge regularly?

[mobirdhunter]

I have used a 10 gauge for ducks with regularity. I have three nice 10 gauge waterfowl guns -- an Ithaca (New Ithaca) Hammer gun, an Ithaca 3.5 inch NID, and a very nice Parker GH. The hammer gun has more open chokes and works best for me (hunting over decoys). The other two are choked very tightly, but really drop birds when I'm on (ok, not often). The bigger issue for me is getting the right shells. My wife likes to kid me that the price per ounce of duck is far higher than caviar when she factors the price of guns, decoys, and shells, etc. Sheesh, it seems like a bargain to me.

I should be getting my Grade 3 top lever Parker back this year from Bachelders (once things settle down there). It also has open chokes and will get a crack at doves with some light loads I'll be cooking up.

Heck yea, get that 10 and have attum!

[Copper John]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

I have used a 10 gauge for ducks with regularity. I have three nice 10 gauge waterfowl guns -- an Ithaca (New Ithaca) Hammer gun, an Ithaca 3.5 inch NID, and a very nice Parker GH. The hammer gun has more open chokes and works best for me (hunting over decoys). The other two are choked very tightly, but really drop birds when I'm on (ok, not often). The bigger issue for me is getting the right shells. My wife likes to kid me that the price per ounce of duck is far higher than caviar when she factors the price of guns, decoys, and shells, etc. Sheesh, it seems like a bargain to me.

I should be getting my Grade 3 top lever Parker back this year from Bachelders (once things settle down there). It also has open chokes and will get a crack at doves with some light loads I'll be cooking up.

Heck yea, get that 10 and have attum!

I noticed RST only makes one type of bismuth shell in 10 ga is that what you typically used? This is a damascus gun so I would assume I need to shoot RST only in it.

[mobirdhunter]

I mostly use RST shells, and I have a stash of 1 1/8 oz (which I like better) as well as their 1 1/4. I also have some Bismuth shot in size 4 and load some light versions when I have time.

I've had no problems with the RSTs in any of my Damascus barreled guns (which have decent wall thickness, I might add).