Pheasant Hunt

[samerch]

Last Friday went hunting with my new to me 16 ga J Phelps Double barrel.The day was cold and blowing snow, had a hard time feeling my fingers. Makes it,s interesting feeling for wads, mite have droped a few.

 

[roundball]

That's excellent, congratulations !
:hatsoff:

 

[rabjr]

Niice! :thumbsup:

 

[chance]

Congrats looks like a great hunt!!!

 

[Stumpkiller]

Great job. Draggin a m/l out on a cold day is what seperates the men from the . . . really cold men.

So THAT's what a pheasant looks like. The last umpty-dozen or so pheasant walks I have been out on I haven't seen a one.

Then I'll drive somewhere on a Saturday and one will be standing beside the road watching the cars go past. Grrrrrrr.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Thats fantastic, well done.
What loads did you use and what were the shots?
Going away, crossers or coming at you?

Thanks :hatsoff:

Brit.

 

[Roy]

:thumbsup: Nice!

 

[wtilenw]

Nicely done! Nice birds.
Idaho PRB

 

[musketman]

Very nice, man do I live a good pheasant hunt. :thumbsup:

 

[agill]

:thumbsup:

 

[samerch]

The load was 75 gains 2f .125 over powder card, 1/2" lubed fiber wad with 1 1/16 oz of copper 5 shot with a over shot card. The shots, one was head on the other two where strait away. Two stone dead when they hit the ground, one wasn't.
Merch

 

[Dave K]

Good going. Now you are hooked on the ML'ing shotgun. I haven't used my breechloaders now in several years now for hunting.

 

[Britsmoothy]

:hatsoff:

Brit.

 

[The Baron]

Well done! :hatsoff:

 

[rkmeyer]

Great job. Our limit here is 2 and I will be trying on Saturday.
Dusty

 

[samerch]

To late on the getting hooked, that happened about 40 years ago. My Uncle let me shoot a 1851 navy, and that done it. When I was about 11 years old the same Uncle gave me a Civil War musket that had be bored out to a smooth bore. The musket/shotgun was butt ugly, but accounted for many a rabbit and squirrel around the farm. I getting ready to go goose hunting Friday with the same 16 ga. Will be loading with #2 bismith.

 

[Golfswithwolves]

That looks like fun! Does your shotgun have any choke, or can a guy do that kind of shooting with cylinder choking (I've got a new-to-me Navy Arms gun, wonder :hmm: if I should plan on getting some choke in one of the barrels)

 

[samerch]

Golfswithwolves
The 16 ga that I use have no choke. It has a good patern out to 25 yards, useable out to 35 yards. I use copper coated shot, which seems to hold the patern a little bit better the plain lead.
Merch

 

[Golfswithwolves]

Thanks for the info sir.

 

[PGTMG]

Wow your having a great hunting year! :hatsoff: