How many run a 10 gauge in the field?

[Dustin07]

I would have LOVED to use a 10 gauge on that coon the other night in my bird pens.  Unfortunately the 12 guage with 3 1/2 inch Tungsten Irons modified choke at 5 feet had to do.   

gross?

[CP]

I would have LOVED to use a 10 gauge on that coon the other night in my bird pens.  Unfortunately the 12 guage with 3 1/2 inch Tungsten Irons modified choke at 5 feet had to do.  


I was going to post a pic, but I had to censor myself as it wasn't appropriate for viewing.

I'd hate to have to clean up after that.

[magnanimous_j]

I would have LOVED to use a 10 gauge on that coon the other night in my bird pens.  Unfortunately the 12 guage with 3 1/2 inch Tungsten Irons modified choke at 5 feet had to do.  


I was going to post a pic, but I had to censor myself as it wasn't appropriate for viewing.

Is it weird that I kind of want to see it?

[boneaddict]

Not really CP, the ants and birds and wind did most of it. 

[TheHunt]

I had a SP10 with a 30 inch barrel and a Pattern Master choke tube.  I also hand loaded my shells.  I had goose loads and duck loads.  

I used this when the kids were in the blind.  They get to shoot first and I cleaned up when I could hit them.  As far as a goose killing,  that 10 gauge smoked them.  My longest clean up shot was a goose that was hit and I dropped it at 70 yards.  

Hand loading you can pick F shot, T shot.  From memory I think I loaded 54 pellets of F in one shell and 63 pellets of T shot.  This toasted the geese.  

I have since sold the entire package to buy a 12 guage so that all the shells are the same between my kids and myself.

[Happy Gilmore]

I would have LOVED to use a 10 gauge on that coon the other night in my bird pens.  Unfortunately the 12 guage with 3 1/2 inch Tungsten Irons modified choke at 5 feet had to do.  


I was going to post a pic, but I had to censor myself as it wasn't appropriate for viewing.

I'd hate to have to clean up after that.

Birds like picking at fresh meat- leave a dead one in a pen and they'll peck the meat off the bones.

[teal101]

Last years opener my 12 was malfunctioning so I went with my dads 10...



All birds taken with the 10, those teal are hard to hit swinging that pig around

[macattack2]

There is no reason anybody needs to shoot a 10 ga. If you need a 10 ga. than you are not a hunter,you are a shooter and should stay home.

[Special T]

Big talker for your first post there tuff guy! If we were shooting lead like the old days i might agree... But since they outlawed lead i've been shooting more birds with kevlar vests.... or the steel passes right through them and they fliy 1000yrd off and dye never to be seen again...

[macattack2]

12ga  T & F is all you need to kills geese,have even killed them with 2"s when there in the decoys.The new law about hunting with 2 doz. decoys is the best thing to happen on fir Is.With only a 5 % hatch on snows this year it will be very interesting

[Special T]

I think the new rule may be a good one, but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
If there were less Elmer Fuds hunting i'd limit out more days... But there is always that one A$$ hat that wants to shoot at my bird on the swing... Maybe the 10 Gauge is to pepper the people set up in my hip pocket that showed up at 20 min till light?

[h2ofowlr]

There is no reason anybody needs to shoot a 10 ga. If you need a 10 ga. than you are not a hunter,you are a shooter and should stay home.

I think you are confused or a new hunter.  Every great goose hunter of the day that could afford one, seemed to carry a 10 with them into the field.  That was also the day of the 2-3/4" shells vs. the 10's 3-1/2" shell.  New modern loads and the 3-1/2" 12's have leveled the playing fields in many ways.  I would say the true leveling took place about 8 years ago when steel shot performance started hitting acceptable standards by most waterfowlers.  I have several Benelli SBEII, Beretta Extrema 2, and other 3-1/2" inch shooting guns.  I have ran all levels of shot through them and still enjoy taking the 10 out into the field.  The 12 -3-1/2" still doesn't carry the same pellet payload as the 10- 3-1/2.  Main dislikes is weight of the guns, but there's something to be said for very little felt recoil.  Educate yourself before you stick you foot in mouth macattack2.  I think I use enough gun to be an ethical waterfowl hunter / shooter.  

[macattack2]

It will get rid of most of the ones that drive around and chase the geese and most of them are shooting 10s.Maybe you won't have as many setting up next to you.

[ICEMAN]

There is no reason anybody needs to shoot a 10 ga. If you need a 10 ga. than you are not a hunter,you are a shooter and should stay home.

mac, we usually try not to insult fellow members on here. Give it a try.

[Gutpile]

There is no reason anybody needs to shoot a 10 ga. If you need a 10 ga. than you are not a hunter,you are a shooter and should stay home.

What a stupid thing to say.


I have a ten gauge but I don't use it much. Ammo selection is poor and it's hard to find chokes for it. It also weighs a ton. With the payload a 12 ga. 3 1/2" you really don't gain much from a ten gauge except for maybe better patterning due to the bigger bore diameter.