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Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting jaguartx #15692099 01/22/21
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	Originally Posted by jaguartx Well, in West Texas you will lose 20-40% of blue quail you down with 71/2 because by the time you get to where the broke wing birds fell they will be 75 yards away uphill or in desert sand you cant run in or 2-3 feet down a badger hole or burrowing owl hole or under several hundred pounds of pack rat nests 2 feet high and 6 ft across built up through 12 branches of a spreading mesquite. With low base 20 ga 6's i will beat any gunner with a 12 and high brass 71/2's re birds in the bag at days end. Wish I had learned to shoot with a sxs. I agree 100%. Bigger shot nails them better. When I rolled my own shotgun ammo I would load some 1 1/8 ounce 5 shot ammo just for quail, and some 1 1/4 ounce loads for the left barrel. 6s did a good job and had a denser pattern. Quail vanish into badger holes and into lava boulder piles and slides out here even when they're dead, I'd swear. Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

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Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting cra1948 #15692123 01/22/21
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	Originally Posted by cra1948 Originally Posted by jaguartx Well, in West Texas you will lose 20-40% of blue quail you down with 71/2 because by the time you get to where the broke wing birds fell they will be 75 yards away uphill or in desert sand you cant run in or 2-3 feet down a badger hole or burrowing owl hole or under several hundred pounds of pack rat nests 2 feet high and 6 ft across built up through 12 branches of a spreading mesquite. With low base 20 ga 6's i will beat any gunner with a 12 and high brass 71/2's re birds in the bag at days end. I have always preferred to go up in shot size, eschewing "pattern density" (a concept important only to gunwriters) for broken bones and penetration through to vitals from behind. BINGO! Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting IndyCA35 #15692129 01/22/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas G gkt5450 OP Campfire Regular
OP gkt5450 Campfire Regular G Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas	Indy, I’ve owned a couple of SKB 500’s that I’ve enjoyed. Now my two sons are enjoying them quite a lot! America, Our Country and we’re taking it back.

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting luv2safari #15692130 01/22/21
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 95,526 J jaguartx Campfire Oracle
jaguartx Campfire Oracle J Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 95,526	Hahaha, l2s. Great to see you on. Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left. A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind. "The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan". I Dindo Nuffin

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting jaguartx #15692146 01/22/21
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	Originally Posted by jaguartx Hahaha, l2s. Great to see you on. Yeah...well... Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

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Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting jaguartx #15692155 01/22/21
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,663 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,663 Either Texas or Idaho	Originally Posted by jaguartx Originally Posted by EdM They are all I own, 12's, 16's and 20's. Beautiful, Ed. The three boys and I headed over to a ranch outside Fredericksburg 12/23/20 and had more than a lot of fun. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting cra1948 #15692169 01/22/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas G gkt5450 OP Campfire Regular
OP gkt5450 Campfire Regular G Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas	Blue quail are track stars w wings! America, Our Country and we’re taking it back.

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting wabigoon #15692174 01/22/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas G gkt5450 OP Campfire Regular
OP gkt5450 Campfire Regular G Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas	Precisely Wabi! I need to smell powder burn! America, Our Country and we’re taking it back.

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692179 01/22/21
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,579 Idaho & South Dakota USA dukxdog Campfire Regular
dukxdog Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,579 Idaho & South Dakota USA	Gun Owners of America & NRA Life Member https://www.facebook.com/BirdDogBunkhouse57442/ "There are a hundred things that can happen at long range and only one of them is good"

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692305 01/22/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas G gkt5450 OP Campfire Regular
OP gkt5450 Campfire Regular G Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas	Dukxdog, That is a gorgeous shotgun. Congrats. America, Our Country and we’re taking it back.

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Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692345 01/22/21
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,635 North Flint Hills O oldtrapper Campfire Ranger
oldtrapper Campfire Ranger O Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,635 North Flint Hills	Been shooting little but sxs for a long time. I've shot guns from virtually everywhere. The last time I was in the buying mode the best sxs gun for the money was, IMHO, an Ugartechea. In fact, Buzz Fawcett ran his shooting school with Ugartecheas and put an astronomical number of shells through their base models. If you can find a used one they can be a bargain as many folks don't recognize their value. Still have a xxv Churchill configured ejector grade and have probably killed more birds with it than any other. Wife has an extractor grade 28. They are often found under the trade name Parker Hale. Do pay attention to the stock drop on other older guns. https://postimg.cc/xXjW1cqx/81efa4c5 Soli Deo Gloria democrats ARE the plague.

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692383 01/22/21
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 9,571 Kentuck G gunzo Campfire Outfitter
gunzo Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 9,571 Kentuck	I haven't dedicated myself to them, but do love SxS's. Second week of Dove season I use an SKB 100, IC & Mod. If/when I get the chance to hunt quail or grouse, the SKB is what'd used.

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692420 01/22/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas G gkt5450 OP Campfire Regular
OP gkt5450 Campfire Regular G Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,986 Texas	Awesome thread men. Good to talk shooting again. I don’t deer hunt anymore. I do pig hunt, turkey hunt. Enjoy quail and dove shooting. I got both knees replaced on February 14,’20 and have healed well, w typical stiffness associated w cool and damp weather. I didn’t hunt last year and am ready to go again...I hope! America, Our Country and we’re taking it back.

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692430 01/22/21
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,757 CA O Old Ornery Campfire Tracker
Old Ornery Campfire Tracker O Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,757 CA	Two of my old buddies wanted a more traditional way of shotgunning, so they went blackpowder SXS, and loved it. It just seems like a lot more work to me.

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692438 01/22/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	My dad a had a Stevens 311 in 16 gauge. Until I bought my own side by side, I used it to hunt quail, dove and ducks in Oklahoma. I own a half dozen side by side today, a few Spanish made in Eibar, and a couple of Brownings, an old Ithaca, and a Turkish Dickenson set in .410 and 28 gauge. I still have my dad's old Stevens. "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692464 01/22/21
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,707 North Shore, MA K kamo_gari Campfire Outfitter
kamo_gari Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,707 North Shore, MA	Only the fanciest SxS come hunting with me. Anyone able to ID this fine piece?

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692470 01/22/21
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,871 End of the Oregon Trail northcountry Campfire Tracker
northcountry Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,871 End of the Oregon Trail	Originally Posted by gkt5450 I’ve got the typical shotguns to hunt with. But, I have a hankering for an older, high comb dbl bbl to carry on some walk about shooting. I’m not retiring my others but just want an older more traditional shooter. Probably a 20g as a weight saving measure. What is your experience w SxS? The only way to go. Cheers NC don't judge until you have walked a mile in other persons' moccasins' SUM QUOD SUM........HOMINEM TE ESSE MEMENTO

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting Squidge #15692492 01/22/21
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,489 In the vicinity of dandihood H horse1 Campfire Outfitter
horse1 Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,489 In the vicinity of dandihood	Originally Posted by Squidge The SKB 280E quail special is IM/IM, they only made them for a couple of years and didn't make very many of them. https://www.gunsamerica.com/906203274/280E-Ithaca-SKB-Quail-Special-20-Gauge-In-Box.htm Box says "Improved", sure it's not IC rather than IM? I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting horse1 #15692526 01/22/21
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	The Quail Special is I/C & I/C. I/M is between Mod & Full, not a good quail choke. Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: SxS Shotgun Hunting gkt5450 #15692573 01/22/21
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,962 Idaho B Burleyboy Campfire Outfitter
Burleyboy Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,962 Idaho	I huntef with a side by side 20 for a few years. I did very well with it on quail. I'm not sure why it just swung well and pointed fast. I'm still interested in a light framed cz 28 but we don't really have quail in East Idaho and I don't think I'll ever move back to Boise. Bb

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