8 ga. shoot @ The Southern

[JAMES HALL]

Originally Posted by John Truitt

2 oz of shot, 2 1/2 oz, what I don't know anything about 8 gauge loads.

FPS? anyone know
pressure/ PSI?

Mine Had 34grains Universal Clays 1 7/8 of 7 1/2 's 8140 PSI 1215 FPS. They were clear Winchester but not all the clear ones were the ones I loaded. I think I heard Mr. Stahl say his had 45 grains of Blue Dot. Jim

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by JAMES HALL

Mine Had 34grains Universal Clays 1 7/8 of 7 1/2 's 8140 PSI 1215 FPS. They were clear Winchester but not all the clear ones were the ones I loaded. I think I heard Mr. Stahl say his had 45 grains of Blue Dot. Jim

I like the sound of that load .

I'll have to scribble it down somewhere in case I ever luck into a Parker 8 . I am not a big fan of shooting that other stuff that makes white smoke when it comes out !

Jimmy I assume you use the Remington SP-8 wad in your loads ?

And with that bit of load data one can use Universal Clays for everything from the 8 gauge to the 28 gauge ! Nice to know !

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by John Truitt

Nice gun. Darn thing is a beast. She shoot great. (5/6) I missed the very last target or else I would have been in the shoot off.

Thanks again Mills.

BTW does anyone know the loads we were shooting? FPS etc. I am just curious.

So how many went 6 straight ?

And how many shots in the shootoff ?

And finally who won ?

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

i m sure glad all you fellas got to shoot the big 8 s they are a handfull... is their a link on the 8 ga shoot at the southern if it was posted i missed it somehow...would have enjoyed shooting one of those 8 ga lc smiths..all most traded for one of them lc smith 8 bores a few years ago...charlie

Charlie
There is not a single PGCA shooter that didn't think you should have been there. In fact, we will come get you next year.
A lot of us talked about you. Its OK we spoke well of you.
But we won't let you shoot a Smith- you are shooting for us!!!!

[6pt-Sika]

Incidently is the 8 gauge thing going to become an annual thing ?

[Mills]

Probably not. We are looking at a 410 event next year, though

[J. A. EARLY]

On Thursday night before leaving for the Southern I dumped the empties out of my bag from last year having not shot targets since then, so you know how my shooting went with two guns I had not shot before.

The highlight of my whole weekend was shooting someone's DH double trigger 8. The gun was in beautiful condition and had a lot of drop (I picked the one with the most drop) that made the gun kick not as badly as my 12 gauges that beat me to death over the weekend. I hit three of the six with the 8 including a double and could not have been happier. What an experience. Thanks to all who loaned their guns and provided shells!

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

Probably not. We are looking at a 410 event next year, though

The 8 gauge event was "almost" enough to cause me to make the trip . The 410 I'm sorry to say wouldn't be as big a drawing card to me .

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

Probably not. We are looking at a 410 event next year, though

In my naïve opinion, based on my own feelings and the reflections of other posters, would be a great loss.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Jerry - That was Eric Eis' 8 gauge DH. It was sweet and I ran off 6 hits with it.