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All the ducks I’ve killed have been done in with 2 3/4” shells in 20’s and a 16 shot charges never higher than an ounce in either . All double barrels . All the geese I’ve killed have been done in by 2 7/8” 10 gauge with 1 1/4 ounces of Bismuth .

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The broad he was affiliated with must have turned into one evil shrew

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I’d never heard of this individual until I saw this and watched this vid and a couple more of his vids .

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I’ve about had it with my local Gunclub . They saw fit to DOUBLE the dues for next year . So I sent my share of stock in the other day to be reimbursed and I’ll not renew in October . Been a member at that club for forty years . We’ve had an influx of white collar younger shooters that wanna build t...

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Seems to me one of those two got to arguing (I think) with the guy I think that owned castboolits and he was banned , re-allowed then banned again . Whichever one that was I didn’t particularly care for the person .

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My grandfather and great uncle both used buckshot to deer hunt, both have been deceased for 30 years but they head shot EVERYTHING. Freezer was always full You know buckshot isn’t legal in WVA for deer now :? when I hunted there this season I carried along a 10 gauge or two and when I was up the tr...

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I’ve got a Belgian Browning A5 20 magnum that I have three barrels for of which one is the Browning rifle sighted slug barrel . It wasn’t overly terrible or great with buckshot and foster type slugs , but I got some Brenneke slugs and it shot like a rifle out to fifty yards (didn’t try it any furthe...

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I shoot the Remington 3" Acutips from my Savage 220, can't tell you how many deer the 385gr .58 has gone through. I've only recovered 1 20ga and never a Foster type from when I used a 12ga. Nothing against the 3” but I use/used the 2 3/4” version in the 220 I have with excellent results on pap...

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The actual data I use for pretty much all of my 8 gauge loads . As I said before my buck/ball/slug loads are adapted from the 1 3/4 ounce load data .

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I am, Scott. 6-pt., what is your 8-gauge load for tower shoots? It’s from Tom Armbrust’s book on loading for 4 and 8 gauge guns . For clays and tower shoots I use his suggested 1 1/2 ounces of shot pushed with I think it’s 31 grains of Clays . I have loaded some with 1 3/4 ounces pushed by Universa...

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I liquidated all the belted magnum rifles and African caliber rifles a few years ago . All the lever actions have left the house . Do have a Ruger #3 in 444 that’ll probably hit Gunbroker shortly . My heaviest cartridges now are most likely the 26 Nosler , 30-06 and 8x57 . Now shotguns are another m...

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While Mausers have an excellent reputation etc etc I’ve never had one in my hands that didn’t have a sloppy bolt when it was all the way rearward . Recently I had a pair of custom Mauser actioned heavy rifles built by Rigby one in 375 H&H and the other in 416 Rigby . Both of them had sloppy bolt...

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Hmmmm it seems the rifle I’ve been grabbing the most is this little Mannlicher Schoenauer MC in 6.5x54 MS . CB8E49DB-E5E8-40B0-A7E6-DB7E17E98321.jpeg The shotgun I use the most in competition be it trap sporting or the ring is a rather nice circa 1937 Parker VHE 12 gauge Trap 1 1/2 frame with factor...

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Gracious Will! A .375 on a 1909? Well, that action is certainly up to it. I confess I have lost interest in .458s. .375s and .338s as I have grown old and frail! :lol: I know what you mean I got rid of the 458 the 416’s the 375’s and all of the 45-70 / 444 levers . I do have a Ruger #3 in 444 that ...

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I had five Swedish Mausers and they all did well with handloads , I’m sure if they’d had scopes it woulda been better but it is what it is . I have the Arisaka my grandfather brought back , I have a Mannlicher restocked 98 my father got back in the 50’s and I have a pair of M1 Carbines my pop and gr...

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A gentleman on the Parker/Fox/Smith/Remington web sites is kind of a historian with many many catalogs etc downloaded on his PC . If I’m not mistaken he had all this stuff on micro film before PC’s became the norm. Anyway he says these are late 8 gauge shells post 1931 and that particular shell is l...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:32 pm I bet you are the only guy hunting deer with a 'not 10 '

You’d think that but it isn’t the case ! I’ve loaded some buckshot loads for three friends .

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:27 pm Can't help ya , I've never heard of a
5¹/² powder so I'd venture to guess it's 5¹/² drams. Is that a 10 or your 8 bore?

Not 10

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Or might that mean 5 1/2 drams ?

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Was DuPont 5 1/2 smokeless ? I’ve been googling and haven’t found a definitive answer !

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We had combination of pheasants and partridges no pigeons today , but 400 birds no d the less . I shot the 8 gauge 23 and knocked down 13 . Didn’t shoot the 10 as well today . Brought home 16 cockroosters and 10 hens as well as a dozen partridge . ED76D865-271A-4138-9A9D-319D2A30F7C0.jpeg 2703F6CC-6...

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Heading to the shooting club in WVA I visit each year for the pheasant/partridge/pigeon tower shoots . This will be the last of the season , I’m taking two guns both Parker DH guns . Ones my regular 10 gauge 3 frame 32” that I shoot in the sporting clays events it’s eligible for , plus I’ve used not...

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hfcable wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:48 pm i agree ! [ if i live that long, which is unlikely }

Think positive !

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HF when they hit about twelve you need to get them heavy rifles for bullwinkle and Smokey ! I’d say 375 H&H for the little man and a 300 H&H for the little lady

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I wanna get my grandson one as he just turned 8 on December 23 . But it’s a bit difficult for me to give him one in the Philippines :? never thought of that, thats a pity ! I haven’t heard the fat lady sing just yet :wink: And Ampah is thinking he needs a nice little Parker VH or VHE 20 gauge with ...

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I recieved a new set of longies (long Johns) , couple bottles of vino , big can of VA peanuts , some quite nice thermal socks and a couple shirts .

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I wanna get my grandson one as he just turned 8 on December 23 . But it’s a bit difficult for me to give him one in the Philippines

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Remembering P.O. Ackley's tests of WWII bolt action rifles. The early Arisaka's were the strongest and safest of all of them. He overloaded and blew up a bunch of rifles in his tests. Blew the barrel out of the receiver of an early Arisaka and did not hurt the action! I don't remember the model but...

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I never went out of my way for rifles or handguns . But some of the shotguns I have or have had I did kinda do the same .

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I’ve not had it out the safe in several years but I’m pretty sure mine still has the mum although I could be mistaken . I have the bayonet as well . Also there are five rounds of WWII Japanese ammo left from what he brought back . My handloads if memory serves are in Norma brass with Hornady 129 and...

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I’ve got an original 6.5mm Arisaka my grandfather brought back from the Pacific in 1945 . Any of you guys ever killed anything with the cartridge ? I’ve already worked up a couple loads for it and am contemplating taking a whitetail with it

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FWIW thermal optics work for me at night . Night vision scopes however do me no good

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We’ve been selling Athlon products for several years at the shop and to be honest they’ve surprised me quite a bit in a very positive way . Anyway they brought out thermal optics this year and we got one to look at before ordering any . The thing was very comparable to the much more expensive ones w...

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I used several pounds of VV N-110 I’m the Savage 10ML-II I had . 42 grains of N-110 pushing a 250 grain 45 cal projectile in a plastic sabot typically shot very very well , just make sure you use a tight sabot and not those TC ez glide things .

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I have a copy of the Southern Sportsman book it was rather Intresting for me .

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Had a Remington 541-S that would drive tacks and like a fool I sold it . After that I bought a 541-T HB , gun shot well but not as well as the light barrel 541-S . Had a Winchester Model 61 that was a grooved reciever and put an old Weaver K-10 on top and that thing shot some of the smallest 5 shot ...

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AND the front sight was left very tall so I can file it down to match a favored load. Windage seems to be perfect. I picked it up used for a steal and I’ll bet it’s because it shoots about 10 inches low and the former owner didn’t know how to fix that. You’d like to thing the previous owner was atl...

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Your thread reminded me I’ve yet to blood my air rifle ! Antlerless only season starts on 1/7/24 think I’ll try then .

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Griff, I wear a size 14 or 15 depending on the booot. They don’t make those fancy shoes in my size. Moreover, I think I might ruin such a shoe stepping in cow pies. I attended a wedding in Manila four years ago . It was a Catholic ceremony and I was asked to be one of the sponser/ God parents or wh...

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I’m glad I have no intentions of trying anything different or new and have everything I load noted in my so to speak ledger .

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Thanks a lot this d…a…m…n thread has me perusing Bosis and Fabbri guns and has kinda carried over into the limey Boss and Purdey guns as well . Somebody got a spare million they can lend me :lol: :lol: :lol: I was thinking about this. The danger sign is if someone with Italian six shooters starts b...

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I always wanted an engraved 1893 or 1895 but never acquired one

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Very nice

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Are you positive it doesn’t have a damaged crown or a ringed barrel? I find it hard to believe conventional bullets will not work. I had a 284 that would not shoot even after a recrown. It was ringed. I sent it to Ruger to be rebarreled. The lands and grooves sure didn’t tighten up over time . And ...

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I’d shoot the Marlin on paper myself before I took the guys word for it .

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Thanks a lot this d…a…m…n thread has me perusing Bosis and Fabbri guns and has kinda carried over into the limey Boss and Purdey guns as well . Somebody got a spare million they can lend me

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I gotta say to be honest all three suck USPS UPS and FredEx . But I have to choose UPS . We’ve had stuff get destroyed on UPS and so far knock on wood always come out atleast breaking even . USPS and FredEx not so much .

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wvfarrier wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:21 pm The only good yote is a dead one

Same could be said about liberals and tree huggers

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I’ve owned several Savage 99’s over the years but I’m no great fan , but in 260 or 7-08 it makes it quite Intresting

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Yeah I like Perazzi , Luciano Bosis and Fabbri shotguns problem is I can’t afford the Ones I like .

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