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At the risk of being further shunned, I must admit I left no choke in the gun and have been using different loads to achieve my desired patterns at range...

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I'm always amazed at the patterns from an open choked gun using quality loads in the 20-30 yard range.
I do feel blessed by Michigan's effort to enhance grouse hunting. The GEMS sites that I've visited in the U.P. and Lower Pen. have been productive. I'd hate to see our season shortened as per other states.
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GA dove season back in? Dang, one little two week trek to the Canadian prairie and you start missing out on everything! Gotta check my calendar...Geo

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You can't have it all, Geo. wink

OTOH, I had another good afternoon. Immediately after church this morning a friend asked what my afternoon plans were. "Queen" was standing there and I looked at her and asked her what my afternoon plans were. grin She smiled and said I didn't have any. He asked if I could shoot doves one mile from my house at 2:00, to which I immediately replied in the affirmative.

Decided to take the 32" LC Smith 16 ga. with full choke in both barrels. Turned out to be a good choice, as the guns were few and the birds were scattered out over a big area. I was on a corner with no guns at all on two sides. We went to work, and when the dust settled we had a limit. Little bit tougher shooting today, and such was reflected in the 15 for 22 ratio. The same RIO 1 oz. loads of 8s worked very well again today.

It was a sunny afternoon with a brisk, dry west wind, so it's back to work on the peanut combines tomorrow. Two great hunts made possible because of a little .70" rain. I guess there is a silver lining in every dark cloud. wink



Best, SRH

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A very nice pile of big adult birds. Looks like you had great day.

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My 2 labs and Remington 1889 Grade 3 after a long day with no harvest. The Rem is polished ready for case colouring, just haven't got to it yet.



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Well, it took longer than I had hoped, but today was a good day and Sir Thales Pease's 1864 Charles Lancaster breech-loader had a successful outing on the property.


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Nice gun.


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very nice gun...


keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Beautiful...

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