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[Cory Rams]

Just broke in my Charles Daly 10 gauge this morning! I never weighed the bird. It has one and a half inch spurs and two beards. The main beard is 10 1/2 inches long and the smaller one is 7 1/4 inches. First time shooting anything with this gun. The shell was black powder reloaded from yours truly. The Tom came in full strut around 11 AM this morning. Once the smoke cleared the bird was on the ground. I would say it was about a 25 yard shot. I used 100 grains of Fg and 1 5/8oz of BPI nickel plated #6’s. When I skinned it the neck was all jelly inside. The load did a great job.

[Cory Rams]

Originally Posted by Cory Rams

Just broke in my Charles Daly 10 gauge this morning! I never weighed the bird. It has one and a half inch spurs and two beards. The main beard is 10 1/2 inches long and the smaller one is 7 1/4 inches. First time shooting anything with this gun. The shell was black powder reloaded from yours truly. The Tom came in full strut around 11 AM this morning. Once the smoke cleared the bird was on the ground. I would say it was about a 25 yard shot. I used 100 grains of Fg and 1 5/8oz of BPI nickel plated #6’s. When I skinned it the neck was all jelly inside. The load did a great job.

Finished mounting it today. I used an old wood slice photo fame and fabricated a fan and beard holder. Fourth season can’t get here fast enough so I can do it all over again!



I never noticed the beard till I mounted it today but the main beard is starting to separate into two. Probably would have had been a tripplebearder by next season I’m guessing.