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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: Rudy on January 05, 2010, 11:17:52 AM

Title: Favorite gun for pheasant hunting?
Post by: Rudy on January 05, 2010, 11:17:52 AM: Alright guys, whats your favorite gun and choke to use on pheasant??
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Post by: dontgetcrabs on January 05, 2010, 11:20:13 AM: 870 with a modified choke and #5 lead shot. :hello:
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on January 05, 2010, 11:20:21 AM: 686 beretta IM IM #6 lead
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Post by: CP on January 05, 2010, 11:33:34 AM: Browning A5 light. Full - #5 lead shot.
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Post by: rasbo on January 05, 2010, 11:40:39 AM: 870,26 inch barrel 6 shot
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Post by: CP on January 05, 2010, 11:52:24 AM: When I have to shoot steel I like an A5 mag - Mod with 3" #2s.
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Post by: walt on January 05, 2010, 11:54:08 AM: I carry an old Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight in 12 ga with full choke. I like it because it's short, light enough to carry all day, ejects out the bottom and I've been carrying it since I was 14. It just feels right. I bought an 870 express a few years back that is great for waterfowl and turkey but is a little long and heavy for busting brush all day. At least for me.
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Post by: whitey on January 05, 2010, 11:55:39 AM: Ruger red label satin all weather.
26" tubes.
I have become kindof fond of My Stoeger 2000 auto.Its a nice gun also.
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Post by: chrisb on January 05, 2010, 12:16:07 PM: Mossberg 5500MKII in 12ga with Mod Choke and #4steel. Hoping i can upgrade to a SxS one day. I know it holds one less shot but to me a SxS is the quintessential upland gun.
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Post by: Curly on January 05, 2010, 12:48:07 PM: 20 ga Rem 1100 lightweight model with mod choke
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Post by: high country on January 05, 2010, 02:54:10 PM: toss up between my bss grade 2 when I wanna show off.....
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or my 1900 vintage belgian guild gun in 16ga. this is the lightest fastest handling gun you will ever touch.

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Post by: JACKALL on January 05, 2010, 04:15:31 PM: Ruger Red Label 28 GA Modified and Full choke.
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Post by: bonneylakebowman on January 05, 2010, 04:18:57 PM: i shoot a bicel 12 guage i run a mod i/c with #7 for west side birds and #7 then #5 for east side #9 for quail
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 05, 2010, 04:20:58 PM: i have a engraved browning light 12 that was given to me from my grandpa it was his best friends, he passed away and my grandpa wanted to see it used so for upland i like to use it on the nice days but also love my browning bps
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Post by: MtnMuley on January 05, 2010, 04:21:21 PM: Ruger Red Label 12 ga. Modified and Full Choke.
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Post by: Wacenturion on January 05, 2010, 04:47:47 PM: Either my Charles Daly Miroku 28 gauge O/U....skeet and skeet, or what I used for many of my younger years ....a Remington 11-48 28 gauge bored skeet. Behind good pointing dogs, there is no equal....lightweight, fast swinging and birds down within 25 yards....easy retrieves. Absolute death on quail.
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Post by: tlbradford on January 05, 2010, 04:48:04 PM: I used to take out my SKB 12 gauge every time. Now my little Beretta Golden Snipe 20 gauge goes with me. If I was still hunting over my Golden then I probably would shoot the 12. I have been hunting over a pointer this past year though. I use #4 shot in the 20.
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Post by: satchel3006 on January 05, 2010, 06:31:50 PM: Remington 870 26" barrel with either a IC or MOD choke
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Post by: Rudy on January 05, 2010, 08:36:24 PM: I use my remington 870 express, 12 gauge....but have been contemplating a 20 gauge. Any recommendations???
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Post by: Sneaky on January 05, 2010, 09:08:51 PM: 870 12 gauge modified would prefer a full choke with lead but most places I hunt I'm hunting ducks at the same time so its steel 4's and 2's
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Post by: Birdguy on January 05, 2010, 09:19:58 PM: Remington 1187, or 1187 supermag or 870, I just like to pheasant hunt :chuckle:. The gun is not near as important to me as the hunt itself. I love watching the dog(s) work and the fall/winter landscape. Whatever gun I had would be my favorite for any hunt :IBCOOL:.
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Post by: ing on January 05, 2010, 10:00:14 PM: 26" Ruger Redlabel with a full choke over modified.
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Post by: TEX-X on January 06, 2010, 08:53:26 AM: benelli SBE 2... and from time to time i'll take the .12 guage super nova out... I M choke...
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Post by: Emptyhanded on January 06, 2010, 03:44:11 PM: I shoot a Remington 11-87 12ga with 6's and a modified choke
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Post by: Bofire on January 06, 2010, 07:29:16 PM: Me and empty handed see it the same, 11-87/12/#6, 2.75 shells, Mod choke
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Post by: Ironhead on January 07, 2010, 05:29:06 PM: What ever is in my hands when the birds flush. I don't have a single favorite I like them all with Remington long range express 5's or 7 1/2's.
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Post by: Buckshot Bill on January 07, 2010, 05:41:58 PM: My Belgium Browning A5. Wouldn't use anything else!
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Post by: Viszla on January 08, 2010, 11:37:04 AM: The only 12 ga I own is a Mossberg 835 ulti mag, does just fine for me so far. I like my old springfeild 20 ga as well.
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Post by: uplandhunter870 on January 08, 2010, 08:52:27 PM: rem 870 feather lite 20ga. i think it has a mod in it. and my reloads 7 shot
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Post by: poulsbo on January 08, 2010, 09:15:03 PM: 1187 remmy and 3" #5 shot with a mod. choke
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Post by: sisu on January 08, 2010, 09:24:21 PM: 12ga; 3 inch
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Post by: high country on January 09, 2010, 08:15:17 AM: Quote from: sisu on January 08, 2010, 09:24:21 PM
12ga; 3 inch

pheasant or peridactyl?
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Post by: sisu on January 09, 2010, 08:38:43 AM: Quote from: high country on January 09, 2010, 08:15:17 AM
Quote from: sisu on January 08, 2010, 09:24:21 PM
12ga; 3 inch

pheasant or peridactyl?
Is there any other that a 12? Bigger is better, and I can shoot a meth maggot in the ass from distance if my truck is being broken into. :chuckle:
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Post by: hoyt77 on January 09, 2010, 10:38:20 AM: My new CZ woodcock 12ga. o/u
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Post by: 44 Flattop on January 11, 2010, 02:30:53 PM: 28" Ruger Red Label 20 ga, Modified and full.

44
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on January 12, 2010, 03:28:24 PM: 12 GA Browning Gold Hunter with 28 in barrel and 3 in. 4 Shot Shells. Nice balancing semi-auto! :)
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Post by: fethrduster on January 12, 2010, 06:54:10 PM: My 108 yr. old damascus barreled Lefever 16ga. sxs (designed for nitro and black powder loads) with 2.5" chambers and low pressure 1 oz. 6's roll-crimped handloads at 1300 fps. Absolutely deadly out to 50 yards, and looks beautiful doing it.
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Post by: tlbradford on January 12, 2010, 10:22:44 PM: Gorgeous piece of history.
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on January 12, 2010, 10:25:48 PM: I have a 23+ y.o. Winchester Ranger that is my go-to killer. My Italian O/U and Benelli are a lot classier, but I don't kill as well with them as the old Winchester.
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Post by: Caseyd on January 12, 2010, 10:33:32 PM: My favorite would be my dads Antonio Zoli over and under 12g shooting 2 3/4 #6.
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Post by: robb92 on January 13, 2010, 06:23:30 AM: When I was in England I used my Huglo or artimez o/u I picked up in Turkey, both are double trigger, full choke, they shoot 2 3/4 to 3 inch. I killed over 160 pheasants with them in 2003, plus around 500 woodland pigeons. Where I live now there isn't much for upland game, so they sit in the safe wrapped in towels, unless I go to shoot trap or skeet with them.
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Post by: high country on January 13, 2010, 07:25:56 AM: Quote from: fethrduster on January 12, 2010, 06:54:10 PM
My 108 yr. old damascus barreled Lefever 16ga. sxs (designed for nitro and black powder loads) with 2.5" chambers and low pressure 1 oz. 6's roll-crimped handloads at 1300 fps. Absolutely deadly out to 50 yards, and looks beautiful doing it.
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my 16 is of the same vintage, isn't it sad that they don't build guns this light and sleek anymore? I would rather cary my old 16 them my new franchi alcione.....purely based on handling.

you have a plan for when they make us go non tox? seems we oughta be great great grandfathered in..........lol.
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Post by: floatinghat on January 13, 2010, 12:10:32 PM: I almost bought a Lefever sxs the other day but the non toxic stopped me. Now its gone.
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Post by: fethrduster on January 13, 2010, 05:25:24 PM: I have its twin in 12ga. that I think I will be listing on gunbroker in the next few days. It's actually in nicer shape, and I have almost two full boxes of no tox #5's to go with it.

If you're going to shoot no tox in old guns, you pretty much have to reload to make it halfway affordable.