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Dilly Dilly!

Except that’s a Miller Lite...

el diablo wrote: ↑November 17th, 2017, 9:38 pm It has a little pop to it for sure, not like I was expecting at all. Just stout, not a punisher like a Longbeard.

Stout is fine in a beer; not so much in a 5.5 lb gun.

I’m sure Hal’s new load will be a smashing hit.

It depends. A 3 1/2" gun with a 28" barrel and a long turkey choke gets kinda long. I like a 28" barrel on a break action or 26" on pump or auto. What howl said... A 28” barrel on a break action (single or double) ain’t so bad. A 28” barrel fitted to the receiver of a pump or se...

firedup wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2017, 11:03 am Might want to think about Irma and possible implications on this springs hunting. Just saying...... I heard the woods down there are a real mess in places.

Woods on those 2 areas are fine. Richloam tends to be wet. Irma added to that. Ocala is high and dry.

I’ll defer to Hognutz, but willing to bet that you’ll be—if not 1 MOA—1 MOD (minute of deer).

Can’t speak from experience on Ocala. Can on Richloam and Disney World.

I recommend going to Disney World first. It will help prepare you for the crowds at Richloam.

[/quote]... are the 20's typically going to pattern better with similar payloads?
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On average, yes...

ICDEDTURKES wrote: ↑November 21st, 2017, 3:34 pm Got a hand full 1 5/8 seems to be my threshold...

I’m with you. That too seems to be my ceiling and only then by pushing the cuticle and measuring generously. And, those were either sick or hard of hearing. I know that because they came to my calling.

Sounds like you gotta sweet setup. Can you have “too many turkeys?” In a word, hell to the no (who’s counting words?). At least not too many for hunting purposes in Mississippi. Good as your setup is with 1000 acs, you’re still dependent on neighbors. No guarantees what you’re seeing during deer sea...

Not shabby at all. 9’s I take it???

Both shots with same set up? If so, what do you attribute the big diff in the 10/20 ratio to???

For real??? Is there still space for powder or do you just throw the shell itself at the target?

:roll: What a difference a week makes. Ohio State gets it's butt handed to them and PSU loses a second in a row. Appears that the Big Ten will have no team in the final four. WS maybe but the pundits are saying their strength of schedule is a joke. Oh well. I don't think I have ever seen any Urban ...

Just a reminder application periods start in November for WMA spring turkey quota hunts. Go to FWC.com to apply its free and GOOD LUCK. Don't ask where to apply. If it is a quote limited access hunt...Its good! I think it’s “free” only after buying one of their annual WMA permits for $25+. That mig...

I shoot 1&5/8 from my 12 ga Beretta 586 UL (listed at 5 lb 14 oz, but mine actually weighs 6.75 with B-Square Cantilever rib mount, FF II, and sling). As others have said, the shot string will be shorter from a 12 vs a 20 with equal payload weight, but that is a non-issue with a stationary targ...

Sloppy_Snood wrote: ↑July 23rd, 2017, 7:54 pm No. Shot string on larger bore diameters would result in shorter shot strings (if all else was held equal).

Gotcha. Is a shorter shot string/column better, worse or of no matter?

I see post after post extolling the virtues of TSS in sub gauges. Believe me, I get it. It's what I do too. What I don't understand are those that blanketly deride use of TSS in the big bores. It's most often characterized as "wasteful" or "overkill." If you're slinging 2 or more...

GLS wrote: ↑July 19th, 2017, 11:19 am I hunted with it until someone paid me $3200 for it. Gil

Dayum! At that price, I must have given away at $15K worth of them. All I've got left is this old ca. 1978 scratch box. Think it's worth anything???

Can't seem to find a Yildiz locally, but Wally World has a single shot, Turkish-made Hatfield .410 for $99. From what I can tell, it sports a 28" barrel and has a fixed modified choke. Anybody here got any first-hand experience or even good guesses as to how well it might pattern some 9.5 or 10...

Haven't used any myself in 20 or 30 years, but when I did it was Army surplus that included an insect repellent. DDT I'm pretty sure...

What size shot???

Private Lands >90% (75%) Public Lands <10% (20%) Crowded Club 1-2% (5%) This would be even more informative if accompanied by % time spent hunting each. Then you could assess if kill ratios on each were proportional to effort, required more time, or less. My estimate of relative effort is in parenth...

A yamaka???

IDK...one hell of a big lesion to be a fowlpox scab.

There's probably some value to broadcast spreading corn, milo or some other energy-rich grain during the periods when hens are sitting on clutches of eggs. They'll take periodic recesses from incubation to void waste and to tank up on carbs. If they can access it and fill up quickly, they're money a...

Thanks JD! I can see the value in a more open pattern and wouldn't consider anything tighter w/o use of a red dot reflex sight or scope. I'm seeing 2 chokes in this gun's future...

GLS wrote:If you tried to shoot a football sized piglet with TSS, your screen name is appropriate. Gil

I've killed more pigs than pseudorabies has, but I ain't wasting a TSS shell on one. That would be a good use of a LongBeard though...