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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ First Trip to South Dakots |
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:53 pm
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Location: Kenosha, WI
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Since I just learnt myself how to post photos, I thought I'd share a couple from my first trip to South Dakota this last November. These aren't the greatest, but I'll have to wait until this fall to get better ones.
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:01 pm
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Joined: 02 Feb 2007
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Location: Central Missouri
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What are you talking about , Those are great pictures .
Glad to see some more birds in the bag.
Regards Charles |
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Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:04 pm
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Joined: 05 Sep 2007
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Location: Rochester, MN
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Great pictures.
I too have a fondness for a Citori, spent purple hulls and dead roosters ..... although I tend to have more spent purple hulls than dead roosters. |
_________________ "What lies before you and what lies behind you are small matters compared to what lies within you."
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:58 am
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Joined: 13 May 2007
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Location: Kenosha, WI
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gsilber, Thank you.
I grew up in Winona, my father and I pheasant hunted near where he grew up in Claremont, MN. It's west of Rochester on Hwy. 14 between Dodge Center and Owatonna. Lots of great memories of that area of the world. I started hunting with a Savage 202B single shot 16 ga. and have always liked being the guy with the rare gun.
Believe me when I say this, more than just those two shells were used to kill those birds. I'm looking for an alternative to steel shot in the 16 ga. because of my experiences in South Dakota last year. I'm thinking about reloading Niceshot, however I'm leery that you can use a tungston base pellet in a regular plastic wad. I have to do some more research on this.
Again, thanks for the comments on the photos. |
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:01 am
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Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Posts: 989
Location: Las Vegas
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Nice pics Citori_16! I did not know non-tox is required in South Dakota. Please keep us posted on your research with niceshot.
Matt |
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:08 am
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Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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Location: The Great Lakes State
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Non-tox is required on public ground in SD. |
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Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:54 am
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Location: Kenosha, WI
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LiverTick, you are correct. I should have elaborated on that better. We'll see what happens with the Niceshot. |
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Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:52 am
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Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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Location: Keller,TX
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Nice pics. Beautiful gun. I used to own a Superlight wit 24" barrels in 16 bore. Good quail gunin the thickets. Sadly, I sold it. I will get another Superlight- with 26" barrels. |
_________________ The joys of shooting a 16 bore are only realized when you do it. |
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Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:15 am
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Joined: 04 Oct 2006
Posts: 27
Location: Winthrop, Maine
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Hey Citori_16,
Ever hear of Eagle Luggage?
NIce pics for sure. |
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Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:27 pm
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Joined: 04 Mar 2008
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Location: Lowcountry Ga.
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although I tend to have more spent purple hulls than dead roosters.
"more spent purple hulls than dead roosters" As opposed to "non-toxic" loads these would be "non-lethal" loads. I shoot a lot of those.
Gil |
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Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:41 pm
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Location: Kenosha, WI
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tbjohn,
Can't say that I have heard of eagle luggage. There must be some sort of reference going on here that I'm not getting? |
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:44 am
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Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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Location: Into the Wild
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congrats looks like a great time... |
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:35 am
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Joined: 04 Oct 2006
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Location: Winthrop, Maine
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Citori_16
Nothing really to do with the post but saw you were from Ricine. We purchased the company in Racine last year and moved it to Maine. They made custom cases like music instruments go in. Have been thinking about making custom gun cases too. |
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:51 am
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Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 495
Location: Kenosha, WI
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tbjohn,
In that case, pun intended, no I haven't heard of them. I am a fairly recent transplant to the area. I do believe that if they would come in price wise something a little less than the manufacturer badged hard cases, you'd have a pretty decent return. I've been looking at them, but don't want to pay what browning etc. are asking for them. Have had the cheap plastics from Flambeau and that's all that they are, cheap. I would also think that something for a scoped rifle would sell that's not some huge cumbersome vault mainly designed for traveling.
But, I don't have any money involved so I'm sure I have a lot of great ideas that will never see light and prove to me that I'm wrong. |
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