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My fist impression of Japanese doubles wasn't very good. A guy just bought a BSS and he soon sold it after four of us went grouse hunting.
One guy was using his Fox 16 gauge Sterlingworth, and we had our Ithaca 16 gauges while he had a BSS, not sure what gauge it was now. Nobody liked it including him. It was a beautifully built gun but it was heavy and thick and we all pretty much agreed it would be a great trap gun. But someone said no one uses a side by side for trap anymore. So he sold it soon after.
I don't know what he bought to replace it, I think he bought an Italian O/U.
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Absolutely, Jon. We don't need lots of boom-bang generally. In the days of lead, I mentioned to Canada's shotgun ammunition rep in the Atlantic region that I had best results over decoys with the cheapest brand, low-brass Canuck. He said less fliers, better patterns with lower velocity, compared to their Maxum and top-grade Imperial brands. He said he used Maxum (and he got all of them for nothing as promotion). I've never felt handicapped with the pressures you mentioned.
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My most used? A 20 OE L C Smith choked IC/M that I picked up at the last Pintail Point Vintagers. It's my go-to gun for all unland bird hunting, sporting clays, and skeet. the "hardest used" is a 391 Xtrema for the rough conditions in the duck/goose blind and spring gobblers. Never misses a beat and really took a toll on the water pigeons last Friday.
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What's a "water pigeon"?...Geo
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My first, a 12 ga Browning BPS, everything from upland to turkey, waterfowl to deer, 4 different barrels.
My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.
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What's a "water pigeon"?...Geo Same as "sky carp" maybe?...Geo
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My most used since around 1970 has been an FE Lefever which I had a set of Boehler Steel barrels made for in Italy. They are 26" choked .012" & .024" right/left. Have killed from woodcock up to Duck & Turkey with it by varying loads. Have used up to factory 1 1/4 oz "Express" loads as well as some hand loaded 1 3/8 oz loads at around 1125-1150 fps. Weight is 7 1/2 lbs so not so light to carry but shoots great on everything. I don't give a hoot as to what anyone says, the 26" barrels have been no handicap to my shooting this gun at all. I still have the original 30" Chain Damascus barrels it came with, but back I 1970 I was not yet convinced they should be shot at all. If I had known then what I know now I likely would have saved my money on the new barrels, though I would not have loaded the originals as heavy as I have the new ones.
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I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra
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Here on the coast I hear Seagulls called "Sky Carp" or "Sea Rats". I don't think it is legal to shoot them.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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Protected long as I remember.
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