Defining the "Perfect Grouse Gun" - Page 5

Jeff Christie · 04-15-2013, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I must admit I have never understood the reasoning behind choking a gun IC/F. IMHO the full choke bbl is to tight for a second shot at Grouse or Pheasant for that matter. The second shot is usually immediately following the first and the bird hasn't put enough real estate between itself and the hunter to warrant such constriction.

Have you shot (at) many roosters? I live in NW Iowa and that is a great combination. You shouldn't have to shoot twice too many times at a rooster.

Steve Kleist · 04-16-2013, 02:14 PM

Attached below (I hope) is a photo of my knucklehead lab 'Tober who loves to point. As you can see by the northern Minnesota late season cover, an open choke is the ticket. My double trigger 26 inch 28 ga chokes have been opened twice, now at .001" right and .003" left..... modified, devalued, appropriate, & priceless.
Just my 2 cents.
Best Fishes,
Steve Kleist Ely, MN

C.O.B. · 04-16-2013, 05:01 PM

My absolute favorite Grouse gun bar none is a DHE 20 with 26 inch barrels choked cyl/IC and its a sloppy IC at best.

TARNATION !!! · 04-16-2013, 05:11 PM

Good God, I just realized a couple dozen guns is not enough. What to do, what to do???

charlie cleveland · 04-16-2013, 05:17 PM

i got to get me some grouse before i can use my grouse gun a 20 ga gh parker 26 inch cly and cly... charlie

C.O.B. · 04-16-2013, 05:19 PM

Spend Jack spend with all the reckless abandon you have within your inner soul spend those hard earned dollars on Grouse and Pheasant guns you can take afield and enjoy. Have you ever killed a bird with your bank statement??

Jr.

C.O.B. · 04-16-2013, 05:26 PM

Charlie you can substitue Quail for Grouse.

charlie cleveland · 04-16-2013, 10:27 PM

no quail either unless tyou shoot pen raised..this is what we do... charlie

Dennis · 04-17-2013, 12:59 PM

Charlie you are probably doing just fine. One turkey should make up for about 30-40 quail in the freezer. As I recall you have two turkeys now with a third on the way. Of course you don't get the shooting practice with turkeys. Good luck with the third turkey.

Dennis

Dean Romig · 04-17-2013, 10:06 PM

Lets see... my "perfect grouse guns" are pictured (but not necessarily limited to those) here.

First picture is my (shooter) 0-Frame LAM1 16 ga. with 28" barrels.

The next four are of my 28 ga. repro with 26 barrels that I can use Kathy's Q1 & Q2 barrels for early season
shooting and my 26" IC/MOD barrels for later when the leaves are down and the birds flush farther out.

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