28ga

I draw the circles post shot. I shoot to the dot on the paper from a rest for consistency and POI check and some times i flinch and shotgun triggers are not precise.
 
Those old brownings were all the range back in the day. My dad had a 12 and a 16. As I recall they were heavy, clunky, temperamental. They were designed to run paper shells. You had to keep them clean and oiled. If you're a lefty no joy. The safeties were sticky and would bite your finger. I remember my dad throwing his in the ditch more than once, like he did with his old Walter Hagan wood shaft golf clubs. John Browning was a master at gun design. The 50 deuce went a long way to helping us win WW2. I wonder what he would have given us had he lived another generation. Those guns were made 70 years ago.. A lot has changed design , materials, manufacturing technique. Our modern guns are lighter, reliable, shoot modern ammo. There is no way those old antiques are better than what we have today. They were great guns and deserve a place in history. Take one off the shelf once in a while and shoot it in honour of someone that came before us. You will never convince me they are better than the choices we have today. That's like saying a 63 corvette is better than my 23 C-8. It may be as or more valuable but run them on track or strip and the 63 will be left in the dust. Now you want to talk doubles. Those old Parker, Fox, LC smith, those were some fine guns.
 
Mrben said:
Those old brownings were all the range back in the day. My dad had a 12 and a 16. As I recall they were heavy, clunky, temperamental. They were designed to run paper shells. You had to keep them clean and oiled. If you're a lefty no joy. The safeties were sticky and would bite your finger. I remember my dad throwing his in the ditch more than once, like he did with his old Walter Hagan wood shaft golf clubs. John Browning was a master at gun design. The 50 deuce went a long way to helping us win WW2. I wonder what he would have given us had he lived another generation. Those guns were made 70 years ago.. A lot has changed design , materials, manufacturing technique. Our modern guns are lighter, reliable, shoot modern ammo. There is no way those old antiques are better than what we have today. They were great guns and deserve a place in history. Take one off the shelf once in a while and shoot it in honour of someone that came before us. You will never convince me they are better than the choices we have today. That's like saying a 63 corvette is better than my 23 C-8. It may be as or more valuable but run them on track or strip and the 63 will be left in the dust. Now you want to talk doubles. Those old Parker, Fox, LC smith, those were some fine guns.
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Your dad was a hack.Those old Browning guns are the best.I totally disagree with you.
 
Mrben said:
Those old brownings were all the range back in the day. My dad had a 12 and a 16. As I recall they were heavy, clunky, temperamental. They were designed to run paper shells. You had to keep them clean and oiled. If you're a lefty no joy. The safeties were sticky and would bite your finger. I remember my dad throwing his in the ditch more than once, like he did with his old Walter Hagan wood shaft golf clubs. John Browning was a master at gun design. The 50 deuce went a long way to helping us win WW2. I wonder what he would have given us had he lived another generation. Those guns were made 70 years ago.. A lot has changed design , materials, manufacturing technique. Our modern guns are lighter, reliable, shoot modern ammo. There is no way those old antiques are better than what we have today. They were great guns and deserve a place in history. Take one off the shelf once in a while and shoot it in honour of someone that came before us. You will never convince me they are better than the choices we have today. That's like saying a 63 corvette is better than my 23 C-8. It may be as or more valuable but run them on track or strip and the 63 will be left in the dust. Now you want to talk doubles. Those old Parker, Fox, LC smith, those were some fine guns.
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Hoping this is tounge and cheek. The sweet 16 of old is as light as many today. Handles and shoots just as well. My light 12 handles and shoots just as good as my A400, if not better. Prettier to boot.
 
Delta Whiskey said:
I used to shoot a Stevens 555 28 ga. it had a lot of recoil compared to my Weatherby Orion SxS 28ga and Benelli Ultralight 28ga. I do shoot a .410 Stevens 555 Sporting and I love it!
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Have been thinking about a SxS, might have to give the Orion a try! Honestly, recoil of the 555 doesn't bother me one bit, but I'm also young and haven't shot much else outside of it for 28 gauge to compare.
 
I may take the 28 out again, the last few hunts have been a bust. Trying new places that I haven't pheasant on it on before, I have turkey hunted in these places. One Creek was totally over grazed by cattle, it looked good on the map. Cattle can really screw up a ranch.
 
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