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Originally Posted by Alan B. Webber
Me too. I had to really step away from one the other week.
The good news is if you put a good lead on a duck at 70 yards with a 10 you'll hit it.
That's what they were made for.
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There are a lot of "ifs" in that statement. It can be done if you are using a pellet size that will have sufficient retained energy at 70 yards, if the gun will throw a dense enough pattern to get the required number of shot in the bird for a clean kill (1 1/4 oz. 10 bore loads won't do it anywhere near consistently) and if the shooter is skilled in long range shooting and has taken plenty of shots at paper at 70 yards to make sure his gun and loads will do the job humanely.
Captain Charles Askins and Elmer Keith, early proponents of long range shooting, killed a lot of waterfowl at 70 yards and beyond, but they knew their guns and loads intimately through a lot of work at the pattern board. They knew what it took to kill consistently at long range and they were diligent in making sure that the guns and loads they used were sufficient for the task. There was no guess work with those boys. They did it the way it needs to be done.
Taking shots at extra-long range, regardless of the gauge of the gun, without doing the required due diligence with both gun and loads, is sky busting in my opinion. I must admit that I have little patience for sky busters. It has always been a pet peeve of mine.
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