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16ga Simson with I/C and light full chokes. I know it's not the gauge of choice for waterfowl, however, we hunt smaller ponds and kill the ducks at under 30 yards. The 16 with Kent Matrix does very well.  tunes
"It's a good day for something"
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Sidelock
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My favourite is the Jeffery hammer gun with 2 3/4" tungsten matrix or the BSA 3" with bismuth. Lagopus.....
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Sidelock
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I mostly use my Parker DHE 34 inch on #3 frame for ducks. I've got a pretty good stock of Kent TM and Federal Polymer so ammo isn't an issue for that gun. Sometimes it's an early Model 11 Remington or an A-5 too, but mostly it's the big Parker.
For geese I've got a factory Parker magnum 10 gauge I've had a long time and seems to kill them pretty well. I've been goose scouting hard for the Michigan opener tomorrow but haven't found a thing so it looks like I'll have to wait for the Ontario opener next week to do my first fowling of the season.
The one bright spot in all the goose scouting was finding some fields that were literally black with barn pigeons and managing to trace them back to the source which is a big dairy farm. Talked to the farmer this morning and he was thrilled I wanted to come shoot a few for him. I'm supposed to meet him next week so he can show me all his ground and give me the lowdown.
Destry
Out there at the crossroads molding the devil's bullets. - Tom Waits
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Sidelock
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390 3 inch 1 1/4 #2 steel, IMOD choke,kills them dead out to fourty yards
bill
my 57th season of duck hunting starts 11-20
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Craig,
Does your 10 LC Ideal have steel or damascus barrels? Mine is damascus. Only 158 ideal 10 ga made. I thought most were with damascus.
Also how much does it weigh? Mine is on the lighter side for a 10 ga. about 9.5 # Choked improved mod & full.
Jerry
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Tunes,
I like your spaniel.
I used to hunt ducks with a springer. Now I have slowed down my field hunting and use my Gordon.
It is fun to see the looks on other duck hunters faces when you show up with alternate hunting dogs.
Jerry
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20ga o/u SKB for early birds, all within 30 yards, Kent matrix.
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I ought to use my Miroku/Daly 500 with steel shot for all my duck hunting, but I have a good supply of 16ga and 12ga Bismuth laid in, so I use all my old doubles once or twice during a duck season. I do make the exception when I travel to prairie Canada in October, and shoot whatever 3-inch afromatic I happen to have...a Beretta Urika this season...Geo
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Jerry: My 10 ga Elsie Ideal weights 10lbs 4oz, Damascus A real big fella.  Here is my new blind gun for 2010 10 ga Elsie #1 Grade 30" Damascus, 9lbs 14oz, killed a spring turkey with it this year. This gun has had MANY days work in the duck blind. 
Last edited by Craig Larter; 08/31/10 12:34 PM.
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1924 vintage L.C.Smith Ideal grade 3" Long Range, 32" bbls, F&F. 1 1/4oz. of either Bismuth or Nice Shot #2's @1250fps drops decoyed Eastern Shore geese with alacrity. This gun has spent it's life waterfowling in Maryland and I hope to give it at least another 20 years doing that!
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