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Forum Post Steel shot blues
You're going to hear from me, but you're not going to like it. I *LIKE* steel shot. Lead is toxic. There is no getting around it. It's not just toxic to the ducks; it's toxic t...
Forum Post can you kill a deer with number 2 shot
can you kill a deer with number 2 shot
Forum Post rat and snake shot for hunting??
I posted a letter last week on rec.guns on the availability of bird and rat shot for a 9mm and today went to go examine the Cartridges for myself. I never expected so much shot in the cartridge If i r...
Forum Post Trying to decide between a 20 or 12 gauge
...e, you will find that the heavy loads of steel you will be using will be a little painful with a single shot. But maybe you're a glutton for punishment. I've never shot a single shot in any ...
Blog Comment Fair hunt?
I think - if he shot it by legal means, and it appears that he did - that it should definitely count if it becomes a record.
Blog Comment HEVI*SHOT® product review
great review! Thanks so much. I am glad to here that reasonable substitutes for lead shot are coming to be.
Forum Post Shotgun Cylinders
self explanatory. Use it for turkey with 4 shot to keep a denser pattern at yardages in the 40 to 60 range. Can be used on turkey also. Decrease range about 5 to 10 yards using similar shot. Also good...
Forum Post Deer with .30-30 125 gr hollow points -- read this!
...ts made by Winchester. Although I was skeptical of the bullet design for deer, especially on a shoulder shot, I went against my better judgement and bought them. He shot them well, and off we went to ...
Forum Post In-line Muzzle Loader Rifles
A 70 yard shot with the BD is a chip shot, I took a coyote at 70 yards with 100 grains of powder and a 350 grain Hornady FPB. Just because your gun will shoot 3 pellets or 150 grains, doesn't ...
Forum Post choke size????
Hi, Which size choke would you use for waterfowl? 12' gauge 3' inch #1 or #2 (shot steel) mostly large duck Mallard to cans. average shot 10 to 50 yards. Thanks Greg
Forum Post 30-06 Loaded Ammo Questions
...mmeadiately mushromed popping one lung and the back half lodged in the spine paralizing the animal. I shot him again from 10 yards to finish him off. The front half is soft for elk hide and the ba...
Forum Post Uses of the .22 Magnum rifle
I'm sure I'll catch shit for this, but you asked. Personally shot 3 whitetails over the years with one. Hollow points, tree stand, 25 yd., head shots, dead deer in a heap. Oh yeah, it was a ...
Forum Post 300 savage for elk
Just in case anyone was wondering, a 300 savage works just fine on elk. I shot a nice cow on Thursday eve with a Savage 99 open sites in 300 savage , one shot to the upper lungs at about 70 yards and ...
Forum Post Pronghorn in Wyoming. Can you give me some advice?
I agree with most of what you say, everything except the part about being easy to kill, if the shot is not perfect they are the toughest little critters to kill, if you wound one and don't finish...
Forum Post 20 or 22 in. rifle barrel
...; down the mtns all day, hunting elk. I usually hunt in the timber, & 250 yards has been my longest shot so far. Most of the elk I've shot have been under 150 yards. I would want to be able t...
Forum Post 7mm mag and .30-06 Pros and Cons??
...l with my ..280 remington, my 7mm-08, 7mm Mauser and 7mm Remington Mag. All together I've probably shot over 50 deer in my lifetime and have only ever had to chase one....shot with a .30-30 and h...
Forum Post New Deer Rifle
Every one (Savage 110-112 series) I have seen shot at the range shot better than the 'high priced' guns. Every owner mentions that he wish the trigger was better and I think Savage has impro...
Forum Post mossburg 695 slug gun
: could i just put a regular rifle scope on it instead of a shotgun scope. Is the : only difference between a shotgun scope and rifle scope the eye relief? Also, : can i shoot shot down it although it...
Forum Post Training a lab to blood trail deer?
... perfectly legal. I can not tell just as you should not be able to if the first poster was trailing gun shot or bow shot deer. So just watch your wording and mention that if he is trailing gun shot de...
Forum Post 1895M Marlin Big bore Lever action 450cal.
... the difference in performance between the 300 grain JHP versus the 350 flatpoint on the bears you have shot. Shot placement, wound path, distance the bear traveled after the hit, etc. Good hunting! M...
Forum Post Remington 870 Express?
... barrell is probably better than my smooth bore, but I have complete confidence in my gun. I have never shot more than once at a deer with my 870, and I have yet to lose a deer, (Knock on wood). The r...
Forum Post What factory .270 bullet best for deer??
...the carcass due to it's high impact speed. Now this would or could cause you problems, if your shot hits a leg before interring the vitals, it could blow up before reaching the boiler room. ...
Forum Post Deer Hunting with Black Powder Question
...all. I was told that most of the deer ran off leaving no blood trails and hand to be tracked. I shot 3 Deer and 1 ran about 20 yards before crashing into a tree. first one I shot went right do...
Forum Post Rem 7600 got one ?
... my early days.... .270 caliber.... taken many many deer with that gun and still looks brand new. never shot more than one shot at each deer, and can count on one hand the ones that took one step afte...
Forum Post M6 Scout .22lr/.410 combo...Observatio ns Recomendations??
The 410 slug has the same power as a 357 magnum (maybe), but lacks the penetration The only buck shot load you should even think about is the 000 buck load,, they come in 3 and 4 balls to the shell. N...
Forum Post CCI Stinger ammo
i have shot more deer with a .22lr than anything else------learn gun control!!!!!!!!
Forum Post Any opinions on ported choke tubes?
...ere. They're noisy and a pain to clean. I've got ported guns and non-ported guns and have shot ported tubes and non-ported tubes. In my opinion, porting the first shot barrel for a pair ...
Forum Post 30-30
...ons scope that i had laying around though u are limited on range i wouldnt thank about making a 200 yrd shot with this gun an i normaly shot with a 7mm rem mag but i got to playing with this 30-30 an ...
Forum Post Rem 7mm ? (bullet penetration)
...If you want heavier bullet try their CPX3 but these are designed for moose, elk, and brown bear. I have shot deer for the past 5 years with various Federal Premium Loads. Last year I used the 140 grai...
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