The Short Ten - How many shooting one?

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

Tell him to find a better dentist

One of the first 10 ga 2 7/8s I owned was a 10lb CG Bonehill , I ended up selling it to my cousin . Shes about 5'6 and 105lb and after she shot it she said it was the softest shooting shotgun she had ever shot . After that she had to have it haha .

I think a good 10 or 12 ga sxs with some weight to it ( I suppose a heavy 12 ga would be 8lbs?) and some RST loads is a good combination for a smaller stature person wanting to enjoy shotguns .

Most uncomfortable shotgun I ever owned was a Ithaca 37 featherlight 16 ga .

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

Tell him to find a better dentist

...or to go back and re-take high school physics...

[Garhart Stephenson]

I really like mine. EH 10 is right at home with prairie birds like Sharptail grouse.

[SXS OHIO]

I bought my first Parker 10 last week right here on the for sale board…(-: Its due to arrive March 5th, Thursday-ish. Its a GH-10 2 7/8 30" F/F I have RST ammo 5# 7.5# already that I bought for a Ithaca super 10 and I have a NIB sizemaster press with short kit and some other needed goodies. I never warmed up to the NID-10, never shot the gun or used the loading stuff before selling the Ithaca. I had planed to take all this stuff to Hausemann,s in June and sell it. Then the bug hit me to just buy a Parker 10 and use the stuff myself so I started looking. I really wanted a graded hammer lifter or top lever hammer gun but when this GH came up I had to have it. Maybe they will let me shoot her at the bo-woop traps at Hausemann,s this june...wink,wink (-: SXS Ohio

[Craig Larter]

As a hopelessly addicted duck hunter I have gone way overboard on the short 10 but it is the best choice for ducks. I have plenty of friends who shoot ducks with smaller bore guns and they get the job done most of the time. But after many years of observation and personal experience the short 10 is still the best duck gun ever.
I own 4 Elsie 10's, and 8 Parker 10's. Long live the 10!!!

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

As a hopelessly addicted duck hunter I have gone way overboard on the short 10 but it is the best choice for ducks. I have plenty of friends who shoot ducks with smaller bore guns and they get the job done most of the time. But after many years of observation and personal experience the short 10 is still the best duck gun ever.
I own 4 Elsie 10's, and 8 Parker 10's. Long live the 10!!!

Craig I bet that 15lb 10 ga 2 7/8 barely kicks . I think the barrels weigh about the same as my 10 ga MLs .

I have yet to try the short 10 on waterfowl , I really want to get into geese hunting this year with it . The short 10 makes a mean long range squirrel gun however

[charlie cleveland]

amen on the best squirl gun ever....to me the short ten is the best duck gun made....charlie

[Blackpowder Bubba]

My hammer 10 ga has 32" barrels and 2 7/8" barrels. So is it a short 10?

[StubTwist]

Originally Posted by Danielclark

My hammer 10 ga has 32" barrels and 2 7/8" barrels. So is it a short 10?

Yes it is.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Danielclark

My hammer 10 ga has 32" barrels and 2 7/8" barrels. So is it a short 10?

Daniel

The barrel length doesn’t matter

It’s the 2 7/8 chambers ( or the less common 2 5/8) that defines a short ten since the longer shells came along