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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: eburghunter on October 10, 2008, 06:02:42 PM

Title: What do you use?
Post by: eburghunter on October 10, 2008, 06:02:42 PM: What type gun do you use for hunting birds?

I got a charles daly over and under for upland birds and a benelli nova for waterfowl
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Post by: 300rum on October 10, 2008, 06:17:13 PM: Remington 1100. The best hands down.....As long as it is clean. :chuckle:
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Post by: Wacenturion on October 10, 2008, 06:20:18 PM: I have a older Charles Daly Miroku (Japan made mid 60's) over and under in 28 gauge bored skeet and skeet. I also have a pair of Remington 11-48, 28 gauges, also bored skeet. All three of these guns weigh in at exactly 6 lbs. 0 ozs. A pleasure to carry all day. Over pointing dogs....nothing better for pheasants, quail, huns, and chukars. Of course you're shooting fairly quickly out to 15-25 yards.
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Post by: Wacenturion on October 10, 2008, 06:25:18 PM: Forgot to mention....actually have used one of the 11-48's over decoys. Instant death. But then again as I mentioned above, shooting out to 15-25 yards, which I generally shoot at ducks over decoys anyway. Nice thing about skeet choke...you can be off slightly in your aim, and they still go down.
One other thing.....a box of 28 gauge shells in your vest ways about same as 7 or 8 12 gauge shells. Makes it nice hking all over after upland birds.
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Post by: PolarBear on October 10, 2008, 06:25:52 PM: Stevens Model B Fox 12 gauge side by side and the matching .410. Those have been my bird guns since I was a kid and love them too much to shoot anything else. (Many good memories) I've also taken deer and coyotes with them as well.
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Post by: EastWaViking on October 10, 2008, 06:55:59 PM: my goose, duck, turkey, phesant gun is an old 870 12 ga. in 2 3/4" that works just fine for me!
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Post by: Ridinshotgun on October 10, 2008, 07:13:47 PM: Browning auto 5. Browning auto 5 and Browning auto 5.
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Post by: 300rum on October 10, 2008, 07:19:41 PM: Quote from: Ridinshotgun on October 10, 2008, 07:13:47 PM
Browning auto 5. Browning auto 5 and Browning auto 5.

That's a good one. I have one in 16 gauge that shoots 2 9/16 paper shells, ever heard of that? I only have 24 shells for it. I love A5's.
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Post by: DeKuma on October 10, 2008, 07:22:51 PM: Right now...... New England Arms single 12ga. for me, Rossi Single 20ga for the wife. Trying to talk her into an 870 though. Only really hunt grouse, quail on our property right now.
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Post by: 270Shooter on October 10, 2008, 08:07:21 PM: I use a Beretta 686 onyx O/U in 20 gauge. Its great for all upland game, because it is so light and quick. And I'm going to see how it work for ducks too. 8)
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Post by: 280ackley on October 10, 2008, 08:42:10 PM: Remington 11-87
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Post by: sisu on October 10, 2008, 09:44:26 PM: Quote from: Ridinshotgun on October 10, 2008, 07:13:47 PM
Browning auto 5. Browning auto 5 and Browning auto 5.
Light weight A-5, Mag A-5, Citori, Mossburg 500, Mossburg 500, all in 12 ga. I like them all. The last two are beat up 'cause they were our Alaskan fishing guns (short barrells, no plugs,)
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Post by: bow4elk on October 10, 2008, 10:11:39 PM: homemade takedown recurve, and a dozen homemade flu flu arrows ;)
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Post by: JBar on October 11, 2008, 06:34:21 AM: Ruger O/U 20g for uplands and Ruger O/U Stainless synthetic 12g for waterfowl. Used the 20 for ducks for a long time but was seeing too many geese and figured the 20 was to light for that big of a bird. The 20 knocked the Heck out of the ducks over decoys.
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Post by: Ironhead on October 11, 2008, 07:18:42 AM: 12 ga Beretta 686 onyx OU for upland and Rem 1100 in 12 ga for ducks and geese.
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Post by: bow4elk on October 11, 2008, 07:41:53 AM: Remington 870 and a Beretta over/under.
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Post by: chkr hntr on October 11, 2008, 03:11:00 PM: Nice old Winchester 101 in 12g with fixed imp cyl/mod chokes for upland. Have a Beretta model 302 for waterfowl.
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Post by: robb92 on October 11, 2008, 06:45:06 PM: I use either of the O/U I picked up in Turkey both are double triggers with full chokes, in 2003 killed over 160 pheasants with them while I was in England. As far as waterfowl mossberg 500.

That's a good one. I have one in 16 gauge that shoots 2 9/16 paper shells, ever heard of that? I only have 24 shells for it. I love A5's.
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When I was in England I bought my daughter a 410 that was made in 1880 and it will only shoot a 2 inch paper shell. Before I left I picked up about 1000 rounds of it and used my 410 to plink them off at rabbits and pigeons.
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Post by: 300rum on October 11, 2008, 09:15:49 PM: When I was in England I bought my daughter a 410 that was made in 1880 and it will only shoot a 2 inch paper shell. Before I left I picked up about 1000 rounds of it and used my 410 to plink them off at rabbits and pigeons.
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I knew that in Europe they had some funny rounds. Mine is a Belgium Browning. I wonder if it was meant for the Eruo market? I found the only box of shells I have in an estate sale. I saw that it was a box of 16 gauge 2 9/16 with one missing. I asked where the shotgun was and no one knew. I bought the box of shells for 2 bucks. :chuckle: I told them that they were worth more but they didn't care, just wanted a couple bucks.

I checked into turning it into a 2 3/4" gun, it can be done but I don't know if I want to or not. I would like to be able to use it more though.
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Post by: cascademountainhunter on October 11, 2008, 09:17:37 PM: remington 870 12 ga.
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Post by: jackelope on October 11, 2008, 09:23:10 PM: skb/ithaca model 500 featherweight 20 gauge o/u mod over full fixed chokes. really light and a good shooter.
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Post by: demontang on October 11, 2008, 09:29:24 PM: I use either my 870 or a shot barreled model 11.
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Post by: robb92 on October 11, 2008, 10:06:26 PM: The 410 that I bought for her I have only shot maybe 4 times, and that was after I bought it and gave it a really good cleaning and then just to see how it shot, pretty dang good for being as old as it is. Now it is wrapped in a clean cotton towel and sitting in the gun cabinet.
Title: Re: What do you use?
Post by: 300rum on October 12, 2008, 07:21:58 AM: Quote from: robb92 on October 11, 2008, 10:06:26 PM
The 410 that I bought for her I have only shot maybe 4 times, and that was after I bought it and gave it a really good cleaning and then just to see how it shot, pretty dang good for being as old as it is. Now it is wrapped in a clean cotton towel and sitting in the gun cabinet.

I thought that some company was making a 2" shell for 12ga's. Can you amagine how many you could put in an extended tube magazine!
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Post by: rasbo on October 13, 2008, 06:17:58 PM: 870 for me
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Post by: 12Gauge on October 13, 2008, 08:21:32 PM: Browning Citori for upland birds/clays and Mossberg 500 for folw
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Post by: ecnclan on October 13, 2008, 08:56:19 PM: Rem 870 20 gauge for most flying things and a mossburg 835 12 gauge for tougher stuff (gooses and pass shooting ducks).
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Post by: shootemup on October 13, 2008, 10:58:01 PM: beretta al391 hands down amazing
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Post by: Trashmonkey on October 14, 2008, 10:28:01 AM: My Charles Daly semi auto gets the most use, but sometimes I use my Stoeger Condor O/U. Love them both.
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Post by: cackle on October 14, 2008, 10:32:52 AM: older 870 wingmaster and luv it
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Post by: 10Key on October 14, 2008, 11:15:14 AM: 12 G Benelli Nova for turkeys, upland and waterfowl
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Post by: snagglepants on October 14, 2008, 12:31:36 PM: I use a Stoeger P-350 (basically a nova) for waterfowl and a really old Winchester model 12 in 16ga for upland that was my g-dads, then uncle's, then dad's now mine.