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Bob,
My 16 gauge double, an Ithaca Nitro Special, is actually my non toxic shot shotgun, oddly enough. I had one of those. It was both my first 16 gauge, and my first lesson in trying to shoot a gun that didn't fit. It was something around 2 1/2" DOH, which is about 1/2" lower than my ideal. Nice gun, other than that. It went down the road fairly quickly.
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Bob,
My 16 gauge double, an Ithaca Nitro Special, is actually my non toxic shot shotgun, oddly enough. I had one of those. It was both my first 16 gauge, and my first lesson in trying to shoot a gun that didn't fit. It was something around 2 1/2" DOH, which is about 1/2" lower than my ideal. Nice gun, other than that. It went down the road fairly quickly. 2 1/2” is a fairly modern drop dimension. Mine is 2 3/4” and it is a fairly late Nitro, 1938 vintage. I can shoot 2 3/4”, but, those lovely English doubles that feature 2” of DAH are out of my league. 2 1/2” is about perfect for me. The Nitro is ‘sorta an implement, a bit of a reminder of the times my ancestors lived through, Americana at its purest. I have nicer and more expensive guns, but this one fits some hunting that I do, so, I keep it around. Best, Ted
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Bob,
My 16 gauge double, an Ithaca Nitro Special, is actually my non toxic shot shotgun, oddly enough. I had one of those. It was both my first 16 gauge, and my first lesson in trying to shoot a gun that didn't fit. It was something around 2 1/2" DOH, which is about 1/2" lower than my ideal. Nice gun, other than that. It went down the road fairly quickly. 2 1/2” is a fairly modern drop dimension. Mine is 2 3/4” and it is a fairly late Nitro, 1938 vintage. I can shoot 2 3/4”, but, those lovely English doubles that feature 2” of DAH are out of my league. 2 1/2” is about perfect for me. The Nitro is ‘sorta an implement, a bit of a reminder of the times my ancestors lived through, Americana at its purest. I have nicer and more expensive guns, but this one fits some hunting that I do, so, I keep it around. Best, Ted Everyone is different, and should take some time to learn what they shoot well. ...I can make a decent argument that the 2 1/2" DOH is closer to what most people should shoot, if they don’t crawl the stock like I do. 😉 ...I have an English double here - with a really well done POW stock - with about 2 1/2" of DOH. Someone will love it, but it won't be me.
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