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who here hunts with smoothbore 12gauge sxs exclusivly for all game

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Howie1968

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while i have many rifles i love the 4 smoothbore double 12s i have im curious as to how many or who exclusively hunt all there game deer pigs small game feathered game with there doubles. ill say this my 2 pedersolis are 1/2 the weight as my kodiak sxs .72 rifle my sxs 12s loaded with .690 ball are just a little smaller and within 25 yards are as accurate ive taen pig with mine with my right barrel and a squirrel with my left barrel just curious my standard squirrel load is 80 gr pyrodex rs or goex 2F 2 wonder wads 1 1/4 ounce#6 overshot card right barrel 80 grains pyro rs or 2F goex 12 gauge wonder wad .690 ball .015 patch. if i shoot 1 barrel or the other i make sure the other barrel is seated so far i havent noticed either barrel coming off the powder charge
 
I'll be out with me percussion SxS this fall for grouse and woodcock. Will I use it exclusively? As me at the end of the year. But at 5.5 pounds, it sure is easy to carry and I dont need to kill a lot of birds to have a good hunt.
 
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