Anyone use a short 10 for dove ?

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

Do you notice a big difference between the 7.5s and 8s ?

I actually don’t like 7 1/2’s that much . But since I started fooling with pheasents I like them for the first barrel and 6’s in the left barrel . As to dove I think they might be a skoosh better for the late season flight dove but if all I’ve got are 8’s or even 9’s it isn’t gonna stop me from going . A friend that moved to Colorado almost a year ago gave me four bags of Remington 7 1/2’s he’d had for about thirty years . I loaded some and used them for clays back before the crud hit and they broke targets very well especially the farther targets . I’ve since bought four more bags of 7 1/2’s to have in reserve . I suppose now I’ve got 10+ bags of 9’s same for 8’s and 6 or 7 bags of 7 1/2’s now . Got a couple bags of 8 1/2’s that came in a group of stuff I bought from the wife of a deceased friend , I don’t make an effort to keep 8 1/2’s but if I get them cheap enough I shoot them . Don’t ever keep more than a bag or two of 4’s or 6’s . Thirty years ago I’d buy chilled 9’s for 12 and 20 skeet loads , magnum 9’s for 28 and 410 skeet loads then for trap I bought chilled 8’s for 16 yard line and magnum 7 1/2’s for handicap and whatever I grabbed was okay for doubles all stations in skeet or trap .

[Mills]

I used an EH 10 some years ago. I found it to be a bit too powerful, personally. Doves were really shot up

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

I used an EH 10 some years ago. I found it to be a bit too powerful, personally. Doves were really shot up

What loads did you use ? I know 1 1/8 oz is popular in modern shotguns , also all the shotguns I have are all 10 gauges haha .

[Mills]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

What loads did you use ? I know 1 1/8 oz is popular in modern shotguns , also all the shotguns I have are all 10 gauges haha .

They were RST

[charlie cleveland]

use some gage mates or skeeters and use 12 ga loads in the 10 ga...I have done this it works well andkills dove...charlie

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

use some gage mates or skeeters and use 12 ga loads in the 10 ga...I have done this it works well andkills dove...charlie

Its really tempting for me to buy a Parker 16 gauge , the RST loads arent that expensive for it . But I have a list of about 5 guns I am thinking of buying so im not sure yet If I will pickup another sxs or not .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

Its really tempting for me to buy a Parker 16 gauge , the RST loads arent that expensive for it . But I have a list of about 5 guns I am thinking of buying so im not sure yet If I will pickup another sxs or not .

I have a half dozen Parker 16’s now and there’s still one or two other Parker 16’s I’d like to acquire .

[Mills]

That is a good idea Charlie

[Stan Hillis]

I once owned a short ten LC Smith and handloaded for it, all the way down to one ounce. Never considered trying it on doves. I have so many other sub-gauge doubles that are more suited to dove shooting. My personal preference in shot size is 8s in the first two seasons, then 7 1/2s on the more mature, tough migratory birds. From 7/8 to 1 oz. of shot is all I've ever felt I needed, with enough choke, and I'll admit to liking tight chokes. Pattern density is what kills. One can achieve sufficient density with lighter payloads by going to tighter chokes. I'd never consider 1 1/4 oz. of shot for doves. Way too much overkill.

Milton, you'd love a 16 with one ounce of shot on late season doves. The DHE 16/20 with 32" barrels in both gauges, that I acquired late last year, is a dream come true on doves. I call it my "peanut field gun".

SRH

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

I once owned a short ten LC Smith and handloaded for it, all the way down to one ounce. Never considered trying it on doves. I have so many other sub-gauge doubles that are more suited to dove shooting. My personal preference in shot size is 8s in the first two seasons, then 7 1/2s on the more mature, tough migratory birds. From 7/8 to 1 oz. of shot is all I've ever felt I needed, with enough choke, and I'll admit to liking tight chokes. Pattern density is what kills. One can achieve sufficient density with lighter payloads by going to tighter chokes. I'd never consider 1 1/4 oz. of shot for doves. Way too much overkill.

Milton, you'd love a 16 with one ounce of shot on late season doves. The DHE 16/20 with 32" barrels in both gauges, that I acquired late last year, is a dream come true on doves. I call it my "peanut field gun".

SRH

Ive looked at a few 16 gauges , If I was to get a Parkers I would go with a PH 16 I have been looking at . Ive read only about 209 PH 16s were made but they dont seem too hard to find for sale .

Problem is two very nice 10 gauge doubles just popped up for sale I cant stop myself from buying them when I see one that catches my attention .