LC Smith 10 gauge

[charlie cleveland]

hope you get drawn i would like to hear of a kill with the old ten...i hope to draw blood with the 8 ga parker pumpkin ball load too.. charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

hope you get drawn i would like to hear of a kill with the old ten...i hope to draw blood with the 8 ga parker pumpkin ball load too.. charlie

I already have permits for muzzle loading and the shotgun seasons on the Blackwater NWR for Sika and whitetails this season !

Been hunting the little Jap elk on Chincoteague since 1991 and on Marylands Eastern Shore and the Blackwater since 1996 .

A pair of 6 point Sika from MAryland and a pair from Chincoteague each year and I'd give up whitetails and black bear for the rest of my life !

[Dennis]

Craig,
Those patterns look pretty good to me. I am not much of a supporter of buckshot but I think at 25 yards those loads will do well. Will you do me a favor and look at the muzzle of your L. C. 10 gauge to see if there is a line similar to what is on a Parker to signify barrel length. My barrels measure 31 1/2 inches. I thought they had been cut until I checked the muzzles while cleaning and saw a distinct line across the rib. I think the barrels on mine are the original length but am still curious as from what I have read the barrels of these Syracuse guns were either 30 or 32 inches. Thanks.

Dennis

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Dennis V. Nix

Craig,
Those patterns look pretty good to me. I am not much of a supporter of buckshot but I think at 25 yards those loads will do well. Will you do me a favor and look at the muzzle of your L. C. 10 gauge to see if there is a line similar to what is on a Parker to signify barrel length. My barrels measure 31 1/2 inches. I thought they had been cut until I checked the muzzles while cleaning and saw a distinct line across the rib. I think the barrels on mine are the original length but am still curious as from what I have read the barrels of these Syracuse guns were either 30 or 32 inches. Thanks.

Dennis

My barrels are 30" .

Here are two pics of the end of the rib . It looks to me as if the end has the same border that goes along the side edges of the rib .

[charlie cleveland]

craig looks like your old 10 is ready for anything you pull a trigger on...on those small deer any of your buckshot loads are gonna be fine. when does the season open on these little jap deer... charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

craig looks like your old 10 is ready for anything you pull a trigger on...on those small deer any of your buckshot loads are gonna be fine. when does the season open on these little jap deer... charlie

Now Charlie you oughhta know "Jap Deer" ain't politically correct

The season in Maryland is same as the whitetails . On Chincoteague the gun season starts the first or second week of december .

Hopefully we get drawn for Chincoteague we haven't hunted there in two or three years I think . Usually myself and another fellow go , but we may have a couple others talked into going . We can have five people in our area if we get drawn .

[6pt-Sika]

Charlie I "might" be heading to southeastern Arkansas in late january early february . And if I go this coming year I'll more then likely drive a seperate vehicle so might be able to stop by for a visit !

Only thing that'll stop me from heading that way is logistics or funds as I'm tentativly going to the Philippines february the 15th if nothing major goes wrong !

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

craig looks like your old 10 is ready for anything you pull a trigger on...on those small deer any of your buckshot loads are gonna be fine. when does the season open on these little jap deer... charlie

Oh yeah 00 and 000 are the only ones technically "legal" on Chincoteague . But since all mine are reloads well you know

[Dennis]

Craig,

Thanks for the photos of your 10 gauge muzzle. Your barrels and mine do look alike so I am going to stop worrying about the barrels being cut.

Thanks again,

Dennis

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Dennis V. Nix

Craig,

Thanks for the photos of your 10 gauge muzzle. Your barrels and mine do look alike so I am going to stop worrying about the barrels being cut.

Thanks again,

Dennis

You are quite welcome !