Dave Rosenthal
70 Cal.
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- Nov 24, 2006
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Well the new 2 oz. loading consisting of 1 1/8 oz. of #7.5's & 7/8 oz. of #6's in front of 80 grains of 3Fg Goex did a wonderful job yesterday! I used a .125 OP wad, then a 10 ga. Ox-Yoke wonder-wad, then a cushioned shot wad, then the 2 oz. of shot, then 2 OP cards. The 10 ga. Pedersoli handled like a dream and went BANG every time I snapped a trigger. Went five downed birds for six attempts, and the one I missed was due to a tree trunk getting in the way of my pattern for a shot in the woods. So all in all, not a bad day hunting!
The hunting party consisted of a friend of mine using a 20 ga. O&U, and 2 others with 12 ga. semi-autos. We all did great and had loads of fun! Since I used my version of "Speed Loaders" for both the powder & shot from my possibles bag, and had the rest of the components in a zip-lock in my hunting vest, loading on the move while walking slow meant that I could keep-up with the rest of the hunting party and the dogs that were busy pointing at the 20 pheasant that we had the Game Preserve stock for us! So I didn't slow-down the rest of the party!
My last shot of the hunt was my best and it brought smiles and congratulations from everybody on the hunt, including the Guide that had never guided for a ML shotgunner in his 16 years as a Guide! Here's the set-up: We're chasing a cockbird in the woods, the dogs have it cornered under a fallen tree down by the exposed roots. The Guide flushes the bird and it runs along the base of the fallen tree trunk until it runs out of ground, then takes flight. I had about a 2 1/2 foot window through the thicket of cat briars and heavy brush at a distance of about 7 yards. I saw the bird and started to instinctively swing the gun from my hip. Just as the bird hit the opening in flight, I let go with the right barrel in a sweeping motion. DEAD BIRD! Nobody could believe that I did it if they didn't see it themselves! Didn't even have the gun mounted, and made a clean, quick shot deep in the thickets! Several beers later (at a local watering hole) the day was over.....
Can't wait to go out again!
And two of the three remaining members of the party got to each discharge one side of the big double before I put it away for the day, bringing smiles to their faces as well! :thumbsup:
Dave
The hunting party consisted of a friend of mine using a 20 ga. O&U, and 2 others with 12 ga. semi-autos. We all did great and had loads of fun! Since I used my version of "Speed Loaders" for both the powder & shot from my possibles bag, and had the rest of the components in a zip-lock in my hunting vest, loading on the move while walking slow meant that I could keep-up with the rest of the hunting party and the dogs that were busy pointing at the 20 pheasant that we had the Game Preserve stock for us! So I didn't slow-down the rest of the party!
My last shot of the hunt was my best and it brought smiles and congratulations from everybody on the hunt, including the Guide that had never guided for a ML shotgunner in his 16 years as a Guide! Here's the set-up: We're chasing a cockbird in the woods, the dogs have it cornered under a fallen tree down by the exposed roots. The Guide flushes the bird and it runs along the base of the fallen tree trunk until it runs out of ground, then takes flight. I had about a 2 1/2 foot window through the thicket of cat briars and heavy brush at a distance of about 7 yards. I saw the bird and started to instinctively swing the gun from my hip. Just as the bird hit the opening in flight, I let go with the right barrel in a sweeping motion. DEAD BIRD! Nobody could believe that I did it if they didn't see it themselves! Didn't even have the gun mounted, and made a clean, quick shot deep in the thickets! Several beers later (at a local watering hole) the day was over.....
Can't wait to go out again!
And two of the three remaining members of the party got to each discharge one side of the big double before I put it away for the day, bringing smiles to their faces as well! :thumbsup:
Dave
