Hunted this afternoon from 3:00 to nearly dark with the Sterly 20 and some of the Win. Super X Heavy Game loads. First covey flushed a little wild and I took the first shot with the "new to me" gun at about 20 yards with the .006" barrel. I knew I was on the bird and it folded cleanly. Next shot was with the .016" barrel at nearly 30 yards, and dropped it too. When the dogs were retrieving the birds they brought in two birds from the first shot. My friend, who was behind me, said he saw the two birds drop on the first shot. I thought, "3 for 2 is a pretty good start".
The 1 oz. at 1165 fps shells worked well the rest of the afternoon. No cripples were lost. If I was on the bird it fell. I took a total of seven this afternoon. I think I'm gonna like the shells, and I know I like my "new" Sterly quail gun. Thanks, Bobby.
If I just had my old eyes back. Can't pick out a single bird in the gathering dusk as quickly as I used to.
SRH
