Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: AWS on January 21, 2012, 10:44:12 AM
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The last couple of days I've been taking out one of the old timers, a 1940 Husqvarna 12ga Hammer Double and having fun with the ducks. For having a 29 1/2" barrel choked .690 Right and .680 Left it shoots very well with 7/8 oz of ITX #4 and fiber wads in 2 1/2" shells. I think this old girl is going to see alot more time in the blind.
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Earlier in the season I had out a 1920's Stevens 235 hammer double while alot heavier and massive feeling it work very well with the same load.
I'm liking this shot and it flat kills ducks haven't had a cripple in the eight birds I've shot with it. By handloading it, it is only a little more expensive than premium steel and way cheaper than Hevishot
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By handloading it, it is only a little more expensive than premium steel and way cheaper than Hevishot
A little :o It is $130 for 7 pounds of ITX. Steel is $17 for 10 pounds
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I get five boxes out of 7 lbs with powder wads and primers it come to about $165./5boxes or $35./bx of 25.
RST Nice Shot $75.00/ box of 25
Hevi Shot 2 3/4" 12ga $22.00 plus shipping 10/bx
Winchester Diamondback $22.00 plus Shipping 25/bx
Prices from Macks prairie Wings
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beautiful gun!
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Nice. I should try some in my 1914 Fox:
Why fiber wads?
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That's the type of wads that were in use when the gun was built and it is choked for those wads. These are also low presure loads that I use in some of my other old shotguns. Quite a few of the places I hunt in other states require non-toxic shot on all public lands.