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I've got a prett decent stockpile of 10 gauge shells in both lengths. I still buy them whenever I can find them, just bought 300 Federal Tungsten Polymer 3 1/2 inch last week.

As far as lead goes, my gun loves the 2 ounces of #2 and #4. The super heavy 2 1/4 ounce loads don't pattern worth a damn and kick like a mule. The best non-toxic I've shot out if it as far as pattern and killing power is the Federals I just mentioned. It's a dirty shame they stopped making them, once my stockpile is gone I don't know what I'll use for geese. I've got about 600 now, should last me a couple seasons at least.


Destry

Very Cool. And today we talk about disclaimers. What size shot are those babies?

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Remington did more hype and less warning on their shell box. These are roll-crimp #4s.

I find it interesting that both winchester and Remington say (on the box),not to shot in guns weighing less than 10Lbs 8OZ. I have # 500322 and #500422. #500322 has factory 28 In. barrels and weighs 10 Lbs. on the nose. # 500422 has 32 In. barrels and weighs 10 Lbs. 6 Oz. Over the last 40+ yrs. I have shot these guns a lot, and never found recoil to be a problem. Early on I had both guns to Frank Lefever for new rotary bolts, but never any other kind of a problem. (They have been shot a lot).

With BPD and Reloading Specialties offering so many good wads and componets along with Data. You can now make your Ithaca ten shoot better than Elmer's gun, and do it with less than 2 OZS. of shot. (even less recoil). I sometimes shoot Nickel Ts and size BBB lead shot. All sold at BPD, and they seem to sell a lot of it.

CJO
I do like the picturs of your gun You are a lucky fellow. Let us know how it shoots. If you are ever in Boise Idaho stop at the Elmer Keith Museum, and look at Elmer's gun. Good Luck

L R.......do any of your 10's have the "Single Non Selective Trigger" ??....if so have you had any issues with it?

I haven't shot it yet but after doing some repair work to the head of the stock and putting it back together, I noticed the trigger mechanism was not working all that well,...it's not an overly complicated design but I think it's a lot to ask of a few stamped parts that are relatively soft, I suspect the thing must have doubled one too many times, and got put away for good,.... this could be the reason why it is still almost new. I also believe the extra inletting done to allow for the ST further weakens the stock on a gun that will be asked to digest it's share of heavy loads.
So after shortly contemplating converting it to a simple double trigger,..I decided to slick the whole thing up and see if I could make it do what it was intended to,.... and I'm glad to say that after a lot of polishing, shaping and tightening tolerances and setting new trigger pulls the thing is as slick as it's going to get,..will see if the stock holds up.

CJ

It's amazing to me that of the 800 or so Magnum 10 NIDs made before WW2, most it seems are still alive and doing their thing. I have 500606 and shoot it regularly at ducks and geese mostly with Sherman Bells 2 7/8 oz Bismuth loads, or with 12 ga target loads and gauge mates. It makes a hell of a trap gun for Chinese Trap. Mine is in high condition for now and came to me with a box of paper Remington 2s, it might be my favorite gun.

Lawrence,

That is a dandy gun, was nice to see it in person again when we shot at Isaak Walton that day in January.

I might take you up on that brant hunting invite this winter. I'll bring my Parker magnum 10 gauge and we'll see what we can do.


Destry

Destry, next time you come to our area, we can have a ten gauge day at the skeet range. I don't get to see Lawrence's Mag Ten very often. I did bring the big boy out for his maiden voyage, but couldn't hold him up for a round of skeet. I had to restrict myself to a couple of shots. He outweighs my eight gauge by about a pound and a half and kicks remarkably little with 7/8 ounce loads in chamber inserts.

Murphy,

You don't need that gun, just sell it to me and I'll make the geese suffer. You've got half a dozen Parker steel barrel 10 gauges already.

I'd imagine a piece of that weight wouldn't kick much with 2 1/4 ounce loads let alone 7/8.

My magnum loves 2 ounce shells but balks hard at the 2 1/4 stuff on the pattern board. Plus I can shoot the 2 ouncers all day with no ill effect, about half a box of 2 1/4 and I've got a headache. Those things are murder on both ends.


Destry