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If that's the meaning of the phrase, it's far far far off base. The factory load for a 10 gauge in the days this gun was made would have been 1 1/4 ounce. That's a modern 12 gauge heavy field load today which is certainly not a "flocker" type load.
Even with a magnum 10 gauge shooting 2 to 2 1/4 ounce loads they wouldn't be much of a "flocker". I've been shooting one since I was in high school and can remember very very few occasions when more than one bird was taken at a shot. Just because a gun is old and heavy with a larger than 12 gauge bore doesn't mean it's purpose was to devastate "flocks" of waterfowl. They were long range guns meant for heavy powder charges, the weight of the gun kept down the recoil. D
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06-04-2012, 03:34 PM
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06-04-2012, 04:08 PM
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Destry, the first time I picked up my #6 frame ten, I made a comment to the owner. "This is a heavy flocker." He replied, "Yup, it's one flockin' hard shooter too."
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Charlie asked that I upload a few photos of my gun. Hopefully, I attached them correctly.
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06-04-2012, 10:06 PM
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"Yeah, but those flockers were flying Messerschmidts"
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this is a interesting gun...and bills gun as gotta be a ducks nitemare... charlie
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Beautiful old gun.
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Did I read correctly? This is a NH/PH 10ga on a six frame with 36" barrels?
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