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Miller do you think it mathematically possible to kill 13 quail on the ground with one shot from a 12 guage when fired into a covey of quail ?
Just curious...
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The scale in the gunsmiths shop settled at 4lb 14oz. This light weight forced me to adapt to the gun. Old sight pictures became useless. A smooth mount to the front with shot almost immediate is how I can best describe it. I shoot some very lightweight guns for doves and quail, and the style I have to use to shoot well is exactly as you described. I, too, have to trigger the gun almost as soon as my cheek hits the wood. If I track the bird, even a short piece, like I do with a heavier gun, it's almost a guaranteed miss. The guns I have to shoot like this weigh from 4 - 14 to 6 - 7. A skeet field is a good place to practice this style shooting. SRH
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An old friend, and hunting buddy of my Grandad's, told me of an incident, after Grandaddy died. Grandaddy shot a '97 pump back then. The dogs pointed on his side of an old house spot. Grandaddy saw the covey on the ground and shot into them, killing seven with the shot. He then killed six more as they got up, with the remaining six shells.
Those were the meat hunting days, and Grandaddy said he would sometimes kill 50 in a day's hunting. Different times, different circumstances. Probably killed way over half the covey with that one rise. Kinda sad to think about today.
SRH A friend spoke recently at another friend's funeral and in his eulogy said a person dies twice. First the physical death and then when no one alive remembers the departed. Bubba said as long as he lived, Pete wouldn't die a second time. These stories about loved ones shared after their deaths help keep them from dying a second time. After reading this, I thought about your granddad and remembered the account of how moved he was when you came home from college and told him you wanted to be a farmer like him. Thanks for sharing. Gil
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There's some things better left untold...
Shooting into a covey of quail on the ground is one of them.
How does every thread turn into a grand pappy story ?
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Miller do you think it mathematically possible to kill 13 quail on the ground with one shot from a 12 guage when fired into a covey of quail ?
Just curious... Well, let's see, shooting a '97 pump he most likely was using 1 1/8oz of shot, assuming #8s that's 461 pellets or about 35 per bird. Yep, I'd say it was "mathematically" possible.
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How does every thread turn into a grand pappy story ?
Just so happens that when some folk were created they had a heart put in their chest that does more than just pump blood. O.M
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Just so happens that when some folk were created they had a heart put in their chest that does more than just pump blood. Thanks, O.M. I hope I don't talk about him too much on here. When someone has been such a huge part of your life, and taught you so much, it's hard not to. None of my friends have ever seemed to mind, over the last 44 years. SRH
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I certainly have no problems with it Stan. I know that my grandfather had a lot to do with making me who I am today.
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I always found it odd as term of endearment until I worked in The South and learned it was authentic of the vernacular. I like it. It seems more personal and loving than GrandDad, Grandpa or Gramps.
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Just so happens that when some folk were created they had a heart put in their chest that does more than just pump blood.
O.M
Thank God for that seeing my blood is half fat and cholesterol. What can I say, I like my bacon and eggs. I always found it odd as term of endearment until I worked in The South and learned it was authentic of the vernacular. I like it. It seems more personal and loving than GrandDad, Grandpa or Gramps. Figured you were over in Brussels working on Brexit or dead. Good to see you post. ________________________ My Grandpa taught me how to live off the land And his taught him to be a business man. Hank Williams Jr https://youtu.be/3cQNkIrg-Tk
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