| Topic: 16 gauge auto |
Mr. 16 gauge
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 Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:07 pm Subject: 16 gauge auto |
| I have a Remington M11.....had a polychoke put on the gun and I've never looked back; I've taken duck, rabbit, pheasant, grouse, chukar, & woodcock with the gun and I've worked a up a buffered tur ... |
| Topic: Best NoTox for Model 1912 |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:30 am Subject: Best NoTox for Model 1912 |
Mike;
I think the original poster is looking for loaded ammo, not pellets for reloading, in which case his only options are #6 or #4. My personal prefernce is for a #5 handload. As far as being e ... |
| Topic: Best NoTox for Model 1912 |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:04 am Subject: Best NoTox for Model 1912 |
| Both will kill well....TM is closer to lead on the density scale than bismuth, but it also slightly more expensive. I use bismuth only because I can get it as a reloading component and can customize ... |
| Topic: Preserve hunting for pheasants |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:24 pm Subject: Preserve hunting for pheasants |
Sorry to hear about your fields turning into condos....it's much the same here where I hunt. 
Preserves in MI work something like this: You pay for a set number of birds ( most places have a ... |
| Topic: new member new gun question |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:15 pm Subject: new member new gun question |
First off, welcome to the forums.................... 
Secondly, how does your new gun fit? Is this your first SxS? Have you shot much in the way of clay targets with it?
While I enj ... |
| Topic: Lead fouling |
Mr. 16 gauge
Replies: 14
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:09 pm Subject: Lead fouling |
The tornado brush is great for smooth bores but it won't help on a rifled barrel. I use them for both 16 and 20 gauge. I ordered them from some where.
I respectfully disagree! I use tornado brus ... |
| Topic: Lead fouling |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:19 pm Subject: Lead fouling |
| The answer that I have found to lead and plastic fouling is a "Tornado" brush (I think they are made by Outers). It is several rings of springy steel that essentially scrapes the gunk off the side of ... |
| Topic: Where are you headed? |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:49 pm Subject: Where are you headed? |
Hello;
I usually start planning my trips a full two years in advance....getting brochures, talking to outfitters, writing the state DNRs for their rules & regs, ect. If I am hunting big game, ... |
| Topic: 16 gauge "spreader" loads |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 7:28 am Subject: 16 gauge "spreader" loads |
| If you reload, polywad makes a plastic insert that you can insert on the top of your shot charge (it looks sorta like a golf tee); I have used these in my modified choked Ithaca to open the choke to t ... |
| Topic: Big Birds and the 16 gauge? |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 7:49 am Subject: Big Birds and the 16 gauge? |
Teddy doesn't like things that go "bang"......I hear he doesn't like things that goes "splash", either!  |
| Topic: Big Birds and the 16 gauge? |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:02 am Subject: Big Birds and the 16 gauge? |
Gee, John.....I'm so sorry that this "fool" posed a question that "irritated" you............... 
I didn't pose the question "why",....if anything, I proposed the question "how?"; I'm will ... |
| Topic: Big Birds and the 16 gauge? |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:54 pm Subject: Big Birds and the 16 gauge? |
| Has anyone out there used there 16 gauges to take turkey or geese? I have been doing some handloading trying to find a suitable load for both birds.....I think I have it for turkeys; my goose loads a ... |
| Topic: Powders for reloading the 16 gauge |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:59 am Subject: Powders for reloading the 16 gauge |
| Just for the record, I weigh ALL my hunting loads on a scale; both powder & shot.....cuts down on the variation between shells and gives more consistant results, IMHO. |
| Topic: Powders for reloading the 16 gauge |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:51 am Subject: Powders for reloading the 16 gauge |
Hey all; what powders do you like to use for reloading the 16 gauge, both for target and hunting loads?
I like Blue dot, HS6, & 800-X for heavy hunting loads....just bought some longshot and w ... |
| Topic: Ithica 37 |
Mr. 16 gauge
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:02 pm Subject: Ithica 37 |
| A friend gave me his dad's Ithaca M37 after his father passed away....he wasn't a hunter and wanted to make sure that the gun was used for it's intended purposes. I have done my best not to disappoin ... |
