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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: centralala]
#1199308
12/25/14 12:21 AM
12/25/14 12:21 AM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,044
NC
hawglips
6 point
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6 point
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,044
NC
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I would love to have a Franchi 28 ga. If you don't mind where did you get it and how much can I expect to spend?
I bought it at a local shop in NC for about $800.
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: hawglips]
#1199341
12/25/14 01:49 AM
12/25/14 01:49 AM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 7,780
central ala,
centralala
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 7,780
central ala,
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I would love to have a Franchi 28 ga. If you don't mind where did you get it and how much can I expect to spend?
I bought it at a local shop in NC for about $800. WOW!! That sounds like a good deal. Ammo has become more available for a 28 and I need one for a dove gun. THANKS!!
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: ikillbux]
#1199410
12/25/14 03:37 AM
12/25/14 03:37 AM
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Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,095
Anniston, AL
ikillbux
OP
ishootatbux
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ishootatbux
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,095
Anniston, AL
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Do y'all still feel like you've got good range with the 20ga? Say, out to 40 yards? (With my current 3.5" 12ga I will shoot 50 yards)
We were on the edge of Eternia, when the power of Greyskull began to take hold.
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: ikillbux]
#1199440
12/25/14 04:22 AM
12/25/14 04:22 AM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 16,021
Hartselle Al.
n2deer
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 16,021
Hartselle Al.
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Do y'all still feel like you've got good range with the 20ga? Say, out to 40 yards? (With my current 3.5" 12ga I will shoot 50 yards) Im confident to 60 yards with my 20g guns. No farther, the same with my 12g guns.
Do you want to hear him gobble, or do you want to kill him.
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: ikillbux]
#1199481
12/25/14 05:05 AM
12/25/14 05:05 AM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,044
NC
hawglips
6 point
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6 point
Joined: Nov 2011
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NC
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Do y'all still feel like you've got good range with the 20ga? Say, out to 40 yards? (With my current 3.5" 12ga I will shoot 50 yards) I get no more practical range from the 12 ga than the 20 ga (when shooting hi-test). Because the limitation for both is confidence in my ability to put the core of the pattern on his head and neck at ranges where you have to consider drop, not the gun/ammo's ability to do the job. And I have no interest in trying to shoot one that far anyway. But the beauty of the larger bores is that I can choke it wider to where I have a lot more margin for error at all ranges due to the dense pattern outside the core, while still having more range than needed to cover for any range estimation errors in the heat of the moment. The 28 ga reduces my comfortable range to only about 55 yds. The .410 reduces that comfortable range by another 15 yds.
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: ikillbux]
#1199739
12/25/14 09:10 AM
12/25/14 09:10 AM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 23,919
Clarksville, TN /Greenville, ...
bill
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 23,919
Clarksville, TN /Greenville, ...
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I have a Beretta A303 that I'm thinking about using this year if I don't trade it or sell it, first. I wouldn't be scared to roll one out to 40+ with a good factory load and the right choke.
"Political debate: when charlatans come together to discuss their principles"
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Bauvard
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: ikillbux]
#1200221
12/25/14 06:53 PM
12/25/14 06:53 PM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 14,591
Tuscaloosa Co.
N2TRKYS
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 14,591
Tuscaloosa Co.
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I will continue to shoot my 870 12 ga with 3.5" Nitros.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: n2deer]
#1200291
12/26/14 02:01 AM
12/26/14 02:01 AM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 25,700
Locust Fork, Alabama
BC
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Posts: 25,700
Locust Fork, Alabama
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Stoeger condor youth with two .575 Carlson's. TSS 9s  She's all dressed up with no where to go.  I've personally seen this one roll several at 60+.
"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."
-- Archibald Rutledge
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: ikillbux]
#1200339
12/26/14 03:59 AM
12/26/14 03:59 AM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 16,021
Hartselle Al.
n2deer
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 16,021
Hartselle Al.
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Unlike 3toes those were intentional. Lol
Do you want to hear him gobble, or do you want to kill him.
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: ikillbux]
#1200424
12/26/14 05:56 AM
12/26/14 05:56 AM
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 741
crockrj
4 point
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4 point
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 741
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Hunting with 20 gauge Nova w/ 26" barrel & .562 Sumtoy. I get 185-195 at 40 yards running Federal HW #7. Since last season I've been shooting Hal's recipe of TSS 2-3/4" #9s. I wouldn't hesitate to reach out and touch one.
Last edited by crockrj; 12/26/14 06:00 AM.
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: 3toe]
#1200432
12/26/14 06:06 AM
12/26/14 06:06 AM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 16,021
Hartselle Al.
n2deer
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Posts: 16,021
Hartselle Al.
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Unlike 3toes those were intentional. Lol Only one was unintentional.  I tried to shoot one that we latered ranged at 72yds in NE but Squeaky talked me out of it. I should have shot anyway. Bird would have had a TSS headache he couldn't recover from . Ahh I was just poking fun. In a more serious note I do limit my shots to around that 60 yard mark even with TSS. I haven't had much luck hitting that noggin after that. Knocked the feet out from under a few before I learned my limitations. As with most any gun/shell combo knowing its limitations is the key to success with it.
Do you want to hear him gobble, or do you want to kill him.
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: ikillbux]
#1200448
12/26/14 06:33 AM
12/26/14 06:33 AM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 16,021
Hartselle Al.
n2deer
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Posts: 16,021
Hartselle Al.
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That thing need some camo.
Do you want to hear him gobble, or do you want to kill him.
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Re: Who all hunts with a 20ga??
[Re: n2deer]
#1200454
12/26/14 06:38 AM
12/26/14 06:38 AM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 12,104
Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 12,104
Sylacauga, AL
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That thing need some camo. She doesn't perform well enough to deserve a new dress. If she would ever meet my expectations, I would buy her one. I tried one idea last week and wasn't satisfied with it. I'm gonna try one more idea I have and give her another chance.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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