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LMAO...

I can see the reasoning. shocked

Hey! I "need" another shotgun. laugh






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Originally Posted by luv2safari
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Nowadays, I rely on an LC Smith in one form or another for all of my gunning needs, and wish that I had discovered the virtues of a Smith gun in 12 or 16 gauge for pheasants much earlier in my life!


Wise man.
I and Steve Bodio (author of Good Guns) agree with you whole hartedly.
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N I C E !!! cool cool

A good friend shoots his with a 16ga Ideal Grade he scored for a good price a while back. I keep trying to steal his Smith, but he is pretty proud of it, understandably. wink These are the Classic American pheasant gun, IMO.


Thanks. I've owned her for forty years now.
Unfortunatly, being the cowboy I was and not knowing any better, I shot some steel through it when the crap first came out. Put a few pretty nasty pimples in the barrels. I still hunt with it now and again, but worrying about it all day kinda wears on me.
I bought my Rizzini 16 shortly after that stunt. Haven't regretted it for a minute, but I still love that old Elsie.

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I have an older Robust #4 16 that has bores rough as where the county road crew left off after quitting time on a Friday.

Thing is, it shoots great and patterns everything well. Go shoot Elsie. wink


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Oh,,, it stil shoots good but the metal's pretty thin at a few of those pimples.
It'll probably never let go, but still, I have visions of pulling a trigger and ending up looking like Elmer Fud after another failed attemp at shooting that Waskelly Wabbit or Willy Coyotee after firing his new Acme shotgun.

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I used a fine 16-gauge double yesterday hunting in an all-day rain. I had to set it in the mud a number of times for the usual dead bird and dog handling tasks, but I just wiped the metal on my pant legs and carried on.

Actually I could never do that - the abused gun was a Benelli. wink


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I get a bit weary of some of the uppity people that hunt Pheasant. I must admit, though my favorite gun is a Webley 12 gauge SXS with 2 1/2 inch chambers...

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Originally Posted by Boyd45
OK-hunting in KANSAS? Go with the pump or an autoloader, and fill the damn thing. Never saw so many pheasants in my life.


You must not have hunted there for the opener yesterday or last year. smile

Never seen it so bad as it was yesterday, 30mph winds, gusts to 50, dust bowl conditions. Most of the CRP had either been baled or grazed due to the drought, very very few birds. I'd have been better off carrying a Red Ryder BB gun, its a lot lighter to carry and just as effective when you never have to shoulder it. smile

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I like the Citori 16ga. o/u with choke tubes and a Winchester model 23 sxs 12 ga. Those two have taken a lot of birds over the years. I have had a few others and as long as the gun is under six and half pounds its okay for the uplands.


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A 12 ga. Winchester Model 12 works well for me.


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Originally Posted by shrapnel


I get a bit weary of some of the uppity people that hunt Pheasant.


Well,,,, if shooting the same old double I bought used over forty years ago amounts to being "uppity" then I guess I'm guilty. ;>)

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I don't own any "classic" shotguns, but my go to guns for roosters are a Beretta Black Onyx 12 ga. 28" O/U, and a pair of Winchester 23 Pigeon Grade Winchoke 12 ga. 26" S/S's. Each of these guns is plus or minus 25 years old. Not nearly old enough to be any good! grin A load of 2-3/4" 5's works well enough.

In an effort to improve my image, I have acquired several 20 gauge shotguns, which I have yet to try out on roosters, just the skeet range, since I am forced to work for a living, and am extremely busy. But, am looking forward to shooting my Beretta 687 Onyx 20 and a Beretta 471 Silverhawk 20. grin


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Originally Posted by mudstud
I don't own any "classic" shotguns, but my go to guns for roosters are a Beretta Black Onyx 12 ga. 28" O/U, and a pair of Winchester 23 Pigeon Grade Winchoke 12 ga. 26" S/S's. Each of these guns is plus or minus 25 years old. Not nearly old enough to be any good! grin A load of 2-3/4" 5's works well enough.

In an effort to improve my image, I have acquired several 20 gauge shotguns, which I have yet to try out on roosters, just the skeet range, since I am forced to work for a living, and am extremely busy. But, am looking forward to shooting my Beretta 687 Onyx 20 and a Beretta 471 Silverhawk 20. grin


You haven't shot that Beretta on Roosters yet!? What a shame. I'll shoot it for you if you need me to laugh

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BTW - get a Benelli

You can adjust the drop in the stock if you tend to shot over or under the birds - easy fix.

Also they have a high rib so if you have eye dominance issues they are less troublesome


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Originally Posted by shrapnel


I get a bit weary of some of the uppity people that hunt Pheasant. I must admit, though my favorite gun is a Webley 12 gauge SXS with 2 1/2 inch chambers...

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You're properly uppity. cool

Woolens and English doubles are required accouterments at a pheasant shoot. wink


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I would vote for a Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight, 20 gauge shooting #6 shot.

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Benelli M1 or M2/Montifeltro(spelling?) 26" barrel with a load of #5's


I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects

I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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Cheesy: Only had the pleasure of hunting in Kansas once 7 years ago with a good friend. Memorable. Pity the season is so poor this year. All the best.

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I kinda like this one...

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16 gauge Piotti BSEE Lusso, home brew cartridge with hard #6s.

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I hate you! grin


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High Cotton there. Very very nice. grin


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