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xausa
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Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16
08/12/20 07:45 AM

I have a little Merkel O/U 12 gauge which I picked up in a deal for several other guns from a pawn shop years ago when I was in the gun business and the pawn shop owner wanted to reduce his investment in guns. I was shooting skeet a lot back then, but when I took the Merkel out to the skeet field, I could not get used to its balance. I found it to be muzzle light, and I prefer my shotguns to be a little muzzle heavy, so I quit using it for a while.

At some point the mood struck me and I sent the gun off to Briley and had it fitted with a pair of 28 gauge tubes. The gun was useless to me as a skeet gun, since I was shooting International Skeet only, but all of a sudden it became my go to gun for hunting purposes. I particularly liked dove shooting with it. I got a good deal of satisfaction out of downing a high flier going directly overhead.

I still have the gun, although I haven't hunted with it in years. I have developed neuropathy in both feet and it has affected my ability to walk any distance. I probably have Agent Oriange to thank for that.

However, I'm looking forward to the day when I can take my grandson out to the skeet range and let him get started with it. I resist the idea of starting him with a .410 bore. In my opinion, the .410 simply does not throw enough shot to ensure that there are no holes in the pattern.

I grew up using my grandad's 16 gauge Browning five shot automatic, chambered for the 2.5" shells. It would function with 2 3/4" shells, but only the roll crip variety. It refused to function with the star crimped plastic shells. I killed a lot of quail and doves, and even some ducks with that old gun. It had the original Browning safety in the front of the trigger guard.

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The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	Ripp	11/11/20 08:24 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	DarylS	11/11/20 11:44 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	lancaster	11/11/20 08:19 PM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	Ripp	12/11/20 01:20 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	DarylS	12/11/20 04:56 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	NitroX	12/11/20 01:01 PM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	3DogMike	13/11/20 02:56 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	DarylS	13/11/20 04:46 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	Ripp	14/11/20 12:47 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	ducmarc	14/11/20 12:22 PM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	Trailboss	05/12/20 08:57 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	lancaster	06/12/20 03:17 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	Ripp	06/12/20 12:26 PM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	93x64mm	07/12/20 07:23 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	Trailboss	07/12/20 11:21 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	xausa	08/12/20 07:45 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	lancaster	11/12/20 02:31 PM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	xausa	12/12/20 10:33 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	DarylS	12/12/20 11:36 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	Trailboss	21/12/20 10:13 PM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	aromakr	03/01/21 12:37 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	EDELWEISS	08/12/20 11:32 PM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	Ripp	09/12/20 12:28 AM
Re: The rise of the sub-gauge shotguns-- 28, 20 and 16	93x64mm	11/11/20 10:46 PM

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