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Bill, duplex load? Different-size pellets. On a patterning board, all the shot gets there eventually. Practically, wouldn't that make a less-effective load with a longer shot string?
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It seems that the manufacturers were somewhat concerned about the effect of water exposure on their early steel loads. I mention this because I recall that Remington went to great lengths to market the water proofing on their old line of steel duplex loads, the ones that came in the cool olive drab plastic with black bases. Those were great shells for their time, and I bought a mess of them on closeout. Still shooting them through my beater 870 and my old Citori, in BBx1 and BBx2. Have a few boxes of 2x6 for pheasants in non-tox areas.
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King, just saw your post. The published theory on the old Rem Duplex was that the smaller pellets gave pattern density at closer range and the larger pellets provided retained energy at longer ranges. Seems to work OK for me.
The Federal "Tungsten-Iron and Steel" seemed to be a marketing ploy to offset the high cost of the T-I by stuffing some plain steel pellets into the hull to take up space.
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Were still waiting for the duck pictures? It is "We're" as in "We Are" you ignorant numnutz.-When you know what you are talking about, re: Model 12's, then step up to the plate. You want ducks- watch old groucho marx show "You Bet Your Life"- you'll see ducks up the wazoo--
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 12/21/08 10:55 AM.
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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In another thread you claimed to hunt ducks 60+ days I just thought a picture would be nice....  Fox do yOu have internet in your duck blind....or a dUck blind on the internet ? Ps...Foxey you of all people shouldn't make fUn of my spelling.
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Tnank you all for suppiort of my choice,start using steel shot sheels in my 12H D. Fisrt few responders mostly poopoo'd the idea and one even wished me bad times for being a high roller with no concern for wonderfull guns of days past. Joe
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Joe there's plenty of those old bumper jacks out there....If you wear one or two out in your life time consider yourself awful lucky.
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Fox,
When you first started posting you talked about how you did all your waterfowling with a Mossberg both here and in Montana. When did you make the switch to straight Model 12? Why don't you just shoot the Fox Magnum you always talk about?
DLH
Out there at the crossroads molding the devil's bullets. - Tom Waits
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Much as the Fox duck hunts I bet he's done wore that Mossberg out...
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Old Joe, I previously posted that I had recently sold a very nice prewar Heavy Duck for $500. It was nicely refinished and well preserved and unmodified. That price to about $700 is about the most a field used HD will sell for. If you damage the muzzle and have Briley whack it and install screw in chokes, it will still be worth at least $500. Don't worry about it and don't spend money modifying the choke. The factory choke is only about .036 or .037, not a problem for a muzzle that thick.
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