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Offline Daryl

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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2019, 08:28:18 PM »
A good fitting double is indeed a pleasure to handle.
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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #26 on: December 07, 2019, 06:37:16 PM »
Craig,

I look forward to0 progress reports on the old double!

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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #27 on: December 07, 2019, 07:40:45 PM »
A good fitting double is indeed a pleasure to handle.

What on Earth would I ever need a double for?

After I drove past a large group of hens, then a large group of jakes, I finally drove right up to the longbeards yesterday. These birds are largely corn fed by the dairy farmers next door. The calves and bulls get some of the feed, but these guys are all up in the feeders too:




It's something to see five or six strutting all together in the Spring.   Turkeys also roam my woods, two dozen came by me last day I deer hunted,  and also the woods of the great deer camp too, I've never tried 'em, but have good access in three counties.
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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #28 on: December 07, 2019, 07:50:59 PM »
If you have a automatic feeder they will be there everyday when it kicks on?

Offline Craig Wilcox

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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #29 on: December 07, 2019, 10:15:25 PM »
Down in Texas we had corn feeders that would throw out the corn at 8, 10, and 12.  Generally, at about 7:45, there would be a line of 7-20 turkeys marching toward the feeder - they had even trod out a narrow trail!
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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #30 on: December 07, 2019, 11:15:39 PM »
If you have a automatic feeder they will be there everyday when it kicks on?

Filling feeders is too much like farming to me.  I got other stuff to do. :P
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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #31 on: December 08, 2019, 02:55:52 AM »
A good fitting double is indeed a pleasure to handle.

What on Earth would I ever need a double for?

After I drove past a large group of hens, then a large group of jakes, I finally drove right up to the longbeards yesterday. These birds are largely corn fed by the dairy farmers next door. The calves and bulls get some of the feed, but these guys are all up in the feeders too:




It's something to see five or six strutting all together in the Spring.   Turkeys also roam my woods, two dozen came by me last day I deer hunted,  and also the woods of the great deer camp too, I've never tried 'em, but have good access in three counties.

 :D - I was simply making a comment further to Richard's comment abut the handling of a 'fine' double gun.
Daryl

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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #32 on: December 08, 2019, 03:25:44 AM »
A good fitting double is indeed a pleasure to handle.

What on Earth would I ever need a double for?

After I drove past a large group of hens, then a large group of jakes, ...

 :D - I was simply making a comment further to Richard's comment abut the handling of a 'fine' double gun.

Yes we've gone all over the map this thread.  No biggie, as I've lots to learn of real scattergunning.   I've hardly swung enough double bbl's to have an opinion there. Still have an O/U, but I haven't used it much.  It's no BP.
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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #33 on: December 08, 2019, 04:07:52 PM »
Sure would like to go and help rid you of those black feathered pests.
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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #34 on: December 08, 2019, 05:07:36 PM »
10 bore, you'll not regret it.
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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #35 on: December 08, 2019, 07:11:01 PM »
10 bore, you'll not regret it.

Yeah, I like big bores and if I get -into- flinging shot, then a 10 would likely be on the list.  But this first one, I'd like to have a more realistic chance of liking how it performs with bore-sized balls. Or at least the practicality of that option.

Seventy-seven caliber balls eat up a LOT of Pb per thump.  :o
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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #36 on: December 08, 2019, 08:46:40 PM »
.735" ball is about right for a 10 bore smoothie coupled with a .030" patch. That's right around 600gr. depending on alloy. Yes - a LOT of ball weight per shot.
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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #37 on: December 09, 2019, 02:07:17 AM »
Here's mine, Wm. Moore English Proof Marks...








I haven't taken the time to do any testing as of yet, But it's right around the corner.

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Re: 20-bore vs. 16-bore
« Reply #38 on: December 09, 2019, 08:27:40 PM »
10 and 10 - appears about perfect, but Taylor's little Manton 15 bore is quite nice!


Daryl

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