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I've been using the DR-16 wad in my 7/8 oz practice loads and have not encountered any problems. Great stack height and crimps. The clays just powder when I do my part.
I tried 7/8 oz loads with the ...

Good idea on candling the shells, but I think I'll just have him disassemble one of his GP's and I'll send him one of my Shooting Dynamics wads to compare. Again, I'm amazed those shells made it throu ...

I unload my gun when approaching the vehicle and put it away before loading the dogs. My dogs load up on command, but I'm not sure they would load up if I still had the gun in my hand. Gun in hand mea ...

Every MLK weekend for years a group of mature gentlemen (OK, old farts) get together at a local preserve for a big weekend pheasant hunt. One of the other hunters is a 16 ga fan and was shooting his I ...

My 4 pounds of 700X from Hodgdon arrived this morning. Good for another year of loading my 7/8 ounce practice loads if my supply of DR-16 wads holds out.

During bird hunting/preserve hunting season of September through April, I use the DR-16 wad for my 7/8 ounce practice loads shooting clays from my wobble trap before bird hunting. I leave my MEC Sizem ...

It is a little bit cheaper at Natchez than from Hodgdon, but I discovered that a little too late. I use 700X for my 7/8 ounce target loads when I practice with my wobble trap before bird hunting and w ...

The Joplin, MO area has a summer skeet league that starts right after the spring trap league. Shooting is done at the Bill Peppers Memorial range. 3 to 4 teams shoot each weekday evening except Friday ...

I handled a couple of 2016's back when they came out and actively started looking for a 1620 after they were discontinued but never found one that met my desires. When Upland Gun Company started havin ...

I haven't tried this but read of a fix to retain the shells in the chambers when hunting with an open gun. The extractors/ejectors can be magnetized and these brass washed steel shells will be retaine ...

Great looking guns and looks like you worked hard for those birds.

Years ago I found a 1939 AH Fox Special 30" barreled 16 ga with the Kautsky single trigger and more modern stock dimensions and bought it so as to have a vintage 16 ga SXS, The old gal was mechan ...

We just lost a great friend of this forum. I only had limited correspondence with him, but I sensed he was a true gentleman in every respect. Always helpful to everyone. He will be missed.

Condolen ...

I don't care how classy a point a shorthair has, they'll never look as classy as that Ryman. Beautiful dog.

Great bird hunting stories. I can see another published author in the forum's future. Too bad about getting your dog porcupined. My old dog Bode was a porcupine magnet, experiencing 5 quillings in his ...