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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Birds & Pellets |
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Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:16 am
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This article was posted on one of the forums I frequent, several years ago. I thought it might be of interest to folks who have never seen it. It might change your mind on chokes, pellet sizes, payload weights, etc.......then again it might not.
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Here is the link:
http://www.nrvoutdoors.com/BIRDS/GAMEBIRDS.htm |
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Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:10 am
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Thanks for posting that info. After reading it, I wonder how I bag any birds at all. I have found crossing shots on pheasants to be a fairly reliable shot, where the article calls that a tough killing shot because of the bird's anatomy. My worst shot on pheasants is when they flush at 30-40 yards and I get a going away shot at the extreme ranges of 45-60 yards. Even nickel plated #5's don't seem to do much on those shots. |
_________________ An elderly gentleman, his faithful dogs, and a 16 ga SXS. All is right with the world. |
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Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:17 am
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Interesting essay. To give birds the quick death they deserve when hunted, not only should the gun and ammo be up to it, but a dog is also an indispensable part of the team. Gil |
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Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:51 am
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Riflemeister wrote: |
Thanks for posting that info. After reading it, I wonder how I bag any birds at all. I have found crossing shots on pheasants to be a fairly reliable shot, where the article calls that a tough killing shot because of the bird's anatomy. My worst shot on pheasants is when they flush at 30-40 yards and I get a going away shot at the extreme ranges of 45-60 yards. Even nickel plated #5's don't seem to do much on those shots.
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Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:47 am
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Link does not work for me |
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Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:55 am
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I am using Firefox and it also works on Chrome |
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Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:11 pm
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Sun Feb 18, 2018 3:50 am
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Thank you for posting this John Singer, I purchased a very lightly used copy off Ebay, nice informative read and nice add to the collection.
To a degree it runs analogous to how I approach skeet, always low gun, practice for field/hunting. I may never be club champ with this mindset but fine by me.
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Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:54 am
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Thanks John Singer. |
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