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I bought a bunch of these on closeout from bi-mart for $44 a flat, and they shoot really well in my guns. If you can find some try them.
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Looks like it was a while ago... lolHow long ago did you get those?
Looks like it was a while ago... lol
I almost bought a 20 gauge, but I kept reading that the loads of a 12 can be brought down to be similar to a 20 gauge.
The next shotgun will either be 12 with 3 1/2" chambers or an O/U 20 gauge. Probably a Citori or Silver Pidgeon.
How long ago did you get those?
Shotguns are pretty taboo in my family, all the shotguns my dad has considered are related to the Great War or Second World War... he's bidding on 3 separate Stevens 520's at the moment... LoL
I definitely looked at a 16gauge, and would have opted for that if the ammo was less expensive and easier to find. Maybe i'll get a SxS in 16gauge one day, except I know it will happen eventually.
All of my BiMarts seem to be hotspots for Ammo... they get wiped out fast... but that's where I can get the Federal loads for $4.50 a box.
I shot over/under shotguns for trap and bird hunting for many years. Using a light coat of grease on the hinge pin, the hinge pin recesses, and the area where the fore end slides on the receiver is important (I used Mil Tech grease). It is also important to use something like Never Seize on the threads of the choke tubes to insure they don't become stuck. I believe Bruchwood Casey makes a product for this.
I bet you will love your new gun.
That is all true but my 26" Merkel 12 gauge at 5 1/2 lbs points pretty quickly. We are not a skeet shootes, we have some light 20 gauges for my wife to carry in the field but she likes her 12 ga Superposed so much they rarely get exercise.Oh, one of those spiral cleaning brushes, you don't even need hoppes when using one, although some CLP won't hurt. I also like a tube rag/mop for apply grease to the tubes for long term storage.
When you eventually buy a 20ga O/U for Huns/grouse/quail and such, you will fall in love with how quickly they point. This is why skeet guns go down to 28ga and even .410, although I was never a fan of .410 for skeet. Rabbits, yes.
That is all true but my 26" Merkel 12 gauge at 5 1/2 lbs points pretty quickly. We are not a skeet shootes, we have some light 20 gauges for my wife to carry in the field but she likes her 12 ga Superposed so much they rarely get exercise.
I have a 3200 as a gun for guests to shoot at the trap range. It is a lump but shoots well. I prefer my Krieghof 32. that is made on the same patents but that big old club absorbs a lot of recoil for someone that is sensitive and I don't think you could wear it out. We have a Remington M17 that I had restored for my wife, 20 gauge, 5 1/4 lbs and a wonderful little known pre war gun. It is built on the Browning/Ithaca M37 patent downward ejection pre war. We fit it to her and thought she would use it a lot but every time we get ready to go out, she carries her old Superposed.
I've carried so many. Gotta love them all!!! The only one I didn't enjoy carrying was a Remington 3200... so heavy, but I shot it well. I didn't carry my 30" Charles Daly so much as transport it to the duck/goose blind, my A5 too. My fav to carry was the SKB 20ga O/U. But 12ga is so much of an advantage for larger or harder to kill birds. I learned quickly that the ease of carrying a 20 for chukar was overridden by the hardiness of the damned birds. I hate chukar hunting!!! Gotta have one leg shorter than the other, then you turn to go back and have to switch legs. Then you have one fly over your head, shoot straight up, and roll backwards down the hill. Meanwhile the chukar, even wounded, flies all the way down to the Snake River. I hate chukar hunting!!
I have a 3200 as a gun for guests to shoot at the trap range. It is a lump but shoots well. I prefer my Krieghof 32. that is made on the same patents but that big old club absorbs a lot of recoil for someone that is sensitive and I don't think you could wear it out. We have a Remington M17 that I had restored for my wife, 20 gauge, 5 1/4 lbs and a wonderful little known pre war gun. It is built on the Browning/Ithaca M37 patent downward ejection pre war. We fit it to her and thought she would use it a lot but every time we get ready to go out, she carries her old Superposed.