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Oldest son and I broke out the Elsie's for a duck hunt. What load are y'all shooting in those nice old guns? I've shot just about every soft non-toxic load imaginable and the only one that was close to lead was Kent Matrix (a poly-tungsten) load. Back at the turn of the century Federal made a similar load that was very light (one ounce in a 12 gauge) but it hit hard. They didn't make it for long. I had varying experiences with Bismuth loads but I think the Kent version out now is as good as any. Fiocchi, which I normally like, offered two density of Tungsten-ploy loads neither seemed to hit hard. I finally gave up and had choke tubes installed in a 1979 BSS and shoot steel through it now.
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Brent, I just finished breakfast and that picture of your great looking meal has me hungry already! Great utilization of game meat. Karl
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Karl, Thanks for the compliment. If you want to try it, this is the recipe. When I read it, I thought, no way! Cooking with citrus is no my kind of thing, but it turn out to be perfect, especially for turkey legs which are slightly problematic to begin with. https://www.themeateater.com/cook/recipe...as-street-tacos
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Oldest son and I broke out the Elsie's for a duck hunt. What load are y'all shooting in those nice old guns? I've shot just about every soft non-toxic load imaginable and the only one that was close to lead was Kent Matrix (a poly-tungsten) load. Back at the turn of the century Federal made a similar load that was very light (one ounce in a 12 gauge) but it hit hard. They didn't make it for long. I had varying experiences with Bismuth loads but I think the Kent version out now is as good as any. Fiocchi, which I normally like, offered two density of Tungsten-ploy loads neither seemed to hit hard. I finally gave up and had choke tubes installed in a 1979 BSS and shoot steel through it now. with an ounce and a quarter of #5 bismuth the following works wonderfully on mallards and pheasants. Hodgdon Longshot Ched. 209 WAA12R 31.4 gr 7,200 PSI 1,350 fps From https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/shotgunCould use a tich less powder and a roll crimp for even less pressure.
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Brent, Thanks for the recipe. My idea of "problematic meat" would also include Pheasant legs. Karl
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Karl, I know what you mean about pheasant legs, but I find that most of my favorite recipes will handle them well enough. However, with this recipe, I'm reconsidering my butchering practices for them this fall. I kill quite a few pheasants and this year is shaping up very well for birds so far.
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Hey Greg, time for a 2020 thread. Folks will have dove pics on Tuesday, I suspect, and I know good and well I'll have some come Saturday...Geo
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A bit confused here re the first recipe. How do you braise in all that beer? I thought the searing of the meat in some fat or oil came first, then the braising began after adding the mix of liquids and solids. Perhaps the sentence was just out of place.
And IMHO, the legs and thighs are the best meat on a pheasant.
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