think i made a good trade

[walruskid1]

traded a little used enfield #1 mk3 for a like new cva 12 ga. sxs percussion shotgun. oh ya! never had the bolt gun to the range in 7 yrs. looking forward to trying trap with the boomer. i think its cyl and cyl bored. now i gotta go buy all the stuff to make smoke. :grin:

 

[Rebel]

Congrats, great trade. I found that after i got my Navy Arms double barrel .12 ga that i used it a lot more than my rifles. I think you will have a lot of fun with it. Just remember that if you only fire one barrel be sure to remove the cap from the other barrel before reloading.

 

[walruskid1]

GOOD advice about removing the other cap. cuts down on removal of ones forehead by mistake. :thumbsup:

can i use plastic wad/shotcups in a charcoal burner?

 

[ssettle]

GOOD advice about removing the other cap. cuts down on removal of ones forehead by mistake. :thumbsup:

can i use plastic wad/shotcups in a charcoal burner?

I have a Dixie double 10 gage I got several years. I've had it to the range a few times to pattern , only hunted with it once (turkeys). I wouldn't concider it to be safe with a cap on the nipple anytime :nono: . I found if you load without the cushion wad I get a much better pattern, something you might want to try when you work up a load for your gun. By the way my gun has a cylinder and improved barrel. Good luck, Ssettle

 

[swquiro]

Speaking of percussion shotguns and accidents, I know a guy over in a remote hollow of West-by-God who after a morning of hunting came home and propped his piece in a corner of the kitchen and after lunch reached over and grabbed the end of the barrel to go back hunting. As he lifted the gun the hammer snagged on a piece of furniture and he was suddenly minus three fingers. It could have been much worse. He was fifteen at the time and is now in his late fifties. He hasnt got near a gun since. His hand looks rather crab-like, having only the thumb and pinkie, but he functions fairly well. A word to the wise. :nono:

 

[paulvallandigham]

THat story is a good reason why parents must supervise their children until they leave home, so kids can be kids, and mutilate or kill themselves with their mistakes. It takes a lot of time and practice to learn safety habits so they are practiced without effort about the same as breathing. Give your kids that time. Don't let them go hunting or shooting without you being there to supervise, and catch their mistakes. When it comes to gun safety, that is the time to be a NAG!

I know of an incident where two boys were taught to handle safely a rifle and shotgun respectively, but were not taught both. The next day, without supervision, they sneaked off to go squirrel hunting. They switched guns. The 12 year old slipped and fell, and fired the 20 ga. shotgun into the back of the 11 year old. He died almost instantly. His finger was on the trigger, the safety was off because he didn't know how to put it on, they had no training in hunting, or safe gun handling- the list just grew and grew. It was an accident that should never have happened. The one you describe is another one that should never have happened.