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And just to add to the challenge I have gone to a Red Ryder BB gun for my pheasants. Last year I shot a true double. BB went through the head of the first bird into the neck of the second cock and killed em both dead dead dead.
I was a little disappointed as I thought I had them lined up so that both would be shot in the head. But hey, there is always next season.
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Mike
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The 12g shotgun probably wounds more game every year than all the other gauges combined.
Probably true....they say youth hunter numbers are way down.
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And just to add to the challenge I have gone to a Red Ryder BB gun for my pheasants. Last year I shot a true double. BB went through the head of the first bird into the neck of the second cock and killed em both dead dead dead.
I was a little disappointed as I thought I had them lined up so that both would be shot in the head. But hey, there is always next season.
Best,
Mike
ROFLMAO  Does your Red Ryder's barrel ring true?
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harry: may i quote you in my sales presentations? with that kind of an endorsement, i may not even need to take pitchers....
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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....better to use a 22...your experiences and comments? Well you seem to have a lot of friends around here, but I'm gonna call bs on this. Next you're going to claim that your favorite .22 is skeet choked. 
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And just to add to the challenge I have gone to a Red Ryder BB gun for my pheasants. Last year I shot a true double. BB went through the head of the first bird into the neck of the second cock and killed em both dead dead dead.
I was a little disappointed as I thought I had them lined up so that both would be shot in the head. But hey, there is always next season.
Best,
Mike
...and Ed, I'll swear to that. He didn't hit that second bird in the head.
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I seen that shot! 40 MPH wind, blowing snow! Awesome! Chuck H dint mention it, but when using his 410, he removes half the the shot charge, and stuffs papertoweling under the remaining shot when he replaces it. That way the bird is not shot up and the wound is cleaned as the paper toweling passes through.
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I'm such a chump. I patterned .22 shotshells awhile back. Results kinda surprised me. I assumed the CCI offerings would pattern tightest by virtue of the shotcup. Wrong. Through rifled barrels (handgun and rifle) they doubled pattern size vs traditional (Winchester) .22 shot cartridges. Imagine results could have reversed through a smoothbore .22. Dunno - don't own one. So I figure I could take a rooster to about 4 yards. My dad uses them to blast red squirrels off the feeder in the winter. I suppose I could cheat and pop them with an Anschutz and ball at 50 yards or so.
Why use a .410? Well, first off, I have a bunch of M-42s - and don't own even one Brit SLE. So what's a boy to do? Second, out to 25 yards I hit as well with a 3" M-42 (mod) as with my Mossberg, or my Pahkuh. Third, birds don't seem to know the difference between #7.5s shot from a .410 vs a 12 or 16. Go figure. Four: those skinny little shells look cool, and I can carry more of them on safari. B&P are now offering 3" shells with full-length shot columns (for anyone who bothers to pattern their 3" .410s).
Gotta respect distance though. At 30 yards the "magical and square" 28 (especially with 15/16 oz B&Ps) kicks .410 butt.
Then, at 35 yards.............
Sam
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Mike,
Did you ever have a problem with a barrel bulge shooting steel out of your Red Ryder?
tunes
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That's the second time I've heard someone suggest using a 22 on game birds and I'm trying to figure out how would you use it??
Ground swat them with a 22 or shoot them in the air with a 22?
I'm not that good to shoot them out of the air with a 22 and wouldn't a 410 be better in that situation? And for ground swatting birds, I will never ground swat a game bird, my Dad taught me better than that.
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