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I make no bones about it, I love smallbore (20 and 28ga.) shotguns.
This sums it up pretty good as I see it and Brister's book is one that should be read by anyone who likes scatterguns. "There are shooters who definitely can put more birds into the sack with a lightweight 20 or 28 gauge than they can with a heavier 12. But this not due to gauge but to balance, weight, gun fit, recoil, speed of swing – or maybe how much the man likes his gun." “Shotgunning – The Art and the Science” by Bob Brister.
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09-12-2018, 11:03 AM | #14 | |||||||
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Guilty as charged. Discussing which gauge and load is the best is the same as saying which caliber and grain bullet combination is the best. Ultimately just a matter of perspective and what you like, many effective alternatives. Now I have shot some guns that did not like the look of very well at all like a Beretta SXS. The profile of gun is great but throw it to shoulder it looked like I was on top of a hill looking down a ski jump. Once I blocked that out and just focused on target I was hitting everything but it just felt icky as compared to shooting a Parker. |
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09-12-2018, 11:14 AM | #15 | ||||||
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A cousin of mine and a friend of ours got married. Both from local hunting families. Families weren't enemies, but were not really friends either. My parents have the newlyweds and the parents over for dinner to break the ice.
My cousin (the father of the bride) starts off that he has started shooting 28 gauges on doves in Argentina and goes on to expound on the good qualities of 28 gauges and why they are better than 20's, on and on. Father of the groom is silent. They finally ask him "and what do you shoot?" "12 gauge" he says Silence and then, "well why is that?" "When I shoot at something, I want to kill it" |
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09-12-2018, 11:45 AM | #16 | ||||||
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Honest officer, all I said is that any man that shoots a 12 gauge has an inferiority complex...
Gotta love Savannah dinner party conversations. |
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Now, strangely on rifles it is a bit the opposite. I don't see any need to use anything bigger than my .257 roberts. It'll kill an elk and I don't hunt any bigger than that.
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09-14-2018, 08:00 AM | #18 | ||||||
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Bill congrats on a nice upland gun. I once had a 16 choked .004 and .010 and it was death on grouse and pheasants. Thats one I wish I had back. I'm a big fan of small bores as well and love the 20's and 28's. If you ever get a 28 there will be no going back and IMHO the 410 isn't useless. I enjoy mine on a clays course and for quail and the odd woodcock flight if you can hit one.
I like the 257 Roberts as well but have shot deer with my 416 Taylor
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Bill ,Congrats on a nice small bore ,my guess is you are going to Love It ! I have to say it probably won't be your last ,this is a very slippery slope you have started down ! I have to agree with Rich on the 410 I wouldn't say totally useless , I always enjoy mine when I carry it and these two fellas ended up dead enough ! I carry mine once a year on a Preserve hunt as well as my Buddy carries his Fox 410 and when we get good solid points and close shooting they are deadly !
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