Ted Schefelbein,
They are robust, but work for me. They were European hare, on drive hunts. If I showed up with a 22 rifle, I would be invited to leave and got come back. I always used 1 1/8 oz loads, as far back as high school, in my Sweet 16, 26" inp/cyl. That was back when I could still follow a dog. I would carry the 16 to school, ride home with my cousin, on his school bus; and he, I, his brother, and a dog named Streak would hunt Bobwhite until my mother got off from work and came to pick me up. My cousin would make fun of my little 16, he used a 12. I shot the 1 1/8 oz load, and he shot 1 oz. Which one was little?
Mike
Mike,
Makes perfect sense in an A5. Thanks for the clarification. I have but one 16 remaining, and while few would refer to a Nitro as "sveldt", I doubt it weighs 6 1/2 lbs with 26" tubes. My scale went in the trash, and I have yet to replace it.
I find myself a bit sensitive to recoil here on the north side of the 50 years of age mark. Still not in a hurry to use that garage sale box of 1 1/4oz 6s in 16 in my little double.
I killed lots of bunnies with a .22 as a young man. Usually on public ground, sometimes following a friends Basset Hound, best bunny dog ever. But, that was here, not in Europe, and it was a long time ago. No one would have looked at us as anything out of the ordinary while we were involved in said pursuit.
Sorry you aren't up to following the dogs, so to speak. A good friend went into assisted living this week, I do hope to die with my boots on, but, one never knows.
Good luck.
Best,
Ted
