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ray i bet that winchester kicks pretty good shooting that heavy of a load in a 12 ga...ive shot up to 3 ounces in the old 8 ga f a loomis...the old 8 kicks pretty good with this load...my old 8 is choked about modiefied...the closet thing in shot size ive got at the moment is a load of no 6 s lead in 2 1/2 ounce load...i dont think my 8 will beat your score of 70 to 75 pellets at 70 yards but im gonna try this load after a while will post results tonight...i will step off 70 paces and i will take long steps if my gun shoots any were near yours i will then measure the distance..my old 8 ga really patters better with large shot than small...well im off to try that 10 inch circle... charlie
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well just got back from trying the 8 ga out..i steped off 70 long steps used a paper plate as a target it was only 8 1/2 inch in dimater used the no 6 loads in 2 1/2 ounce...these loads had no shot collar...but as it may RAY your 12 ga out shot my 8 pretty goodi only put 16 pellets in the plate...i tried a load of no 2 s and it put 6 pellets in the plate...looks like ive got a lot of shooting and fiddlin around with loads to get the results you are getting... charlie
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06-16-2012, 05:58 PM | #15 | ||||||
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Charlie
Can't wait for results so we can prove that any ban on 8 ga is nonsense! You know, I never feel the recoil when I kill one of those rascally gobblers. I probably shouldn't post this because someone is bound to call me an unethical hunter, but I dropped one stone cold dead at 68 yards (per my rangefinder) in the pouring rain. Had no choice. He was hung up when it started to down pour. If I didn't pull the trigger he would have been gone. He had 11.5" beard and 1 3/4" spurs! Best, Ray |
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Sounds like you're lucky you killed that bad boy Ray as I bet he was heading over to kick your butt all over the woods!
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06-16-2012, 08:59 PM | #17 | |||||||
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Possession limit on the first day of a season is the daily bag limit. I can not kill another duck on day 3 of a hunt away from home if I have 12 birds in my "possession" (6 bird daily limit). The hunt is over at 12 birds in possession. Birds are in possession until they are "processed" at my permanent address. States sell three day licenses, the possession limit of two days bag limit is a federal law. |
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06-16-2012, 09:14 PM | #18 | ||||||
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George Bird Evans commented on this once,
he thought it was unfair to reward a hunter who eats faster than he did.
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"If there is a heaven it must have thinning aspen gold, and flighting woodcock, and a bird dog" GBE |
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06-16-2012, 09:28 PM | #19 | ||||||
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Here is how you solve that problem. Have the first six dicks for dinner on the first night, shoot 12 more and take them home, and tell the Feds to get a life. Charlie It is as I thought, ie 8 ga gives no advantage over modern 12 ga. Although I wouldn't mind smoking one of those rascals with your 8 ga. What a blast that would be! I don't know much about shooting clays but I can build a turkey gun. With today's shot, choke and wad technology, etc one could probably build a 20 ga that will out shoot an old 8 ga. My kids 20 ga puts about 200 in a 10" circle at 40 yards. I think I'll do some more work on it and see what I can get at 70 yds. I bet I can get 40 pellets which is more then enough to kill 'em. Richard He kicked my butt by hanging up for an hour and half! The mental torment was much worse then a good butt kicking! I actually hunted that same turkey all last year and he won every time. I worked on my gun with different chokes, shot, etc so I could reach out and get him this year. No one told him that play time was over! Best, Ray |
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ray you sure have given me chore in trying to make my old 8 ga shoot with your gun...my problem is i can not get the good wadding you can get for a 12 ga but i do have an iddeas to try...hey you may have all of us shooting 20 gas if you get your boys gun to put 40 pellets in a 10 inch circle at70 yards...hope you continue working on the 20 ga loads and gun i will keep working on the 8 ga load...will try a load in a few minutes... charlie
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