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Author Topic: 410 full choke, or 20 gauge modified for grouse?  (Read 23761 times)

Offline E Tilton

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Re: 410 full choke, or 20 gauge modified for grouse?
« Reply #30 on: August 12, 2011, 10:10:01 PM »
If most of your shots are at birds on the foot....410.  If you think most of your shots are going to be at grouse on the wing...20ga. I use a single shot 12ga with trap reloads and its way over kill!!
What choke is in your 12ga? I am planning on using an 870 12ga. with a skeet choke and #8 shot.

I shot a 12ga for a while on upland birds and jumping woodies. I usually shoot a M or IC, depends on how long your shots are. For upland birds and jumping woodies, 7.5 M/IC works great and if you carry a few 6's, 4's, and BBB's with a modified you can take geese, rabbit, and beefy puddlers if you happen upon some.

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Re: 410 full choke, or 20 gauge modified for grouse?
« Reply #31 on: August 14, 2011, 05:13:32 PM »
I hunt grouse with an open choked 16ga sxs with light, but fast loads.  7/8 or 1oz 6's or 7.5"s is plenty. 

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Re: 410 full choke, or 20 gauge modified for grouse?
« Reply #32 on: August 15, 2011, 09:22:44 PM »
If most of your shots are at birds on the foot....410.  If you think most of your shots are going to be at grouse on the wing...20ga. I use a single shot 12ga with trap reloads and its way over kill!!
What choke is in your 12ga? I am planning on using an 870 12ga. with a skeet choke and #8 shot.

I use a 12ga 870 with a full choke and I still havent damaged a bird. I even shot one at 10 yards. I did shoot one last year with my 17hmr :bdid: Half of the bird was there and the other half :yike:
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Re: 410 full choke, or 20 gauge modified for grouse?
« Reply #33 on: August 15, 2011, 09:33:11 PM »
I use a 12ga 870 with a full choke and I still havent damaged a bird. I even shot one at 10 yards. I did shoot one last year with my 17hmr :bdid: Half of the bird was there and the other half :yike:
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Re: 410 full choke, or 20 gauge modified for grouse?
« Reply #34 on: August 15, 2011, 09:50:15 PM »
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I use a 12ga 870 with a full choke and I still havent damaged a bird.


If you're not destroying birds at 10 yards with a full choke, 12 gauge, then you're not a very good shot. You must be just catching them with the a stray pellet or two way outside of the center of the pattern. Or are you so good that you only hit them in the head?

 


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