Recent content by Obi_Wan

I don’t disagree with any of this. I also think I have used bass rods that were to heavy of an action for many years but that’s another topic. I personally try to limit my shots to 40 yards. Its like traditional bow hunting to me. Can I hit the vitals on a deer at 60 yards with my longbow...

I like to use as few as possible but I’m not a collector in the sense that I don’t buy guns to look at. If I buy one, I intend to shoot it and I like to make memories with my guns. I can pick one up and relive a hunt and think about the shots I took with a particular gun. So if I get a new...

This is why I asked the question to begin with. I agree. I think I typically over choke thinking “I’ll need it for those long shots.” And then I never take any of those “long” shots. The only time I’ve ever felt under choked was last season when I took a 20 ga to SD. I was using F over M...

I also think I was trying to hard to sight down the barrel like a Turkey gun. I need to mount the gun like I would if I was shooting birds and pattern it like that. That may help with the up and down but the left and right was severe enough I think there may be other issues. I only say that...

When I bought the Franchi I shot, it did not have its front bead. I don’t look at them either but like to have a small one on there for some reason. My Legacy and my Browning both have a fiber optic bead that I can’t stand. I’m going to have a different bead put on both. I used to think I’d...

I haven’t but I will now. Thanks for the suggestion.

I think I mentioned above we fired it off a rest and got the same results as freehand. I did fail to mention that we did some single shots and some doubles to make sure it wasn’t a one off deal. All results the same. I do agree that some of those things have to be considered but I think...

LOP is good for each gun. I kind of did what you mentioned. I shot the 16 ga until I had shot it all I was going to for data. Then the 20 the same way. then the 28. My intent now is to make changes to the 16 and see if I can get it to shoot for me. If not, I’ll have to figure out what is...

Well, I went out and patterned some guns today. Not going to post photos yet or talk numbers just overall results because I have to make some adjustments to even be useful. All patterns were shot at 40 yards. Freehand and with a rest to see if there was a difference. There wasn’t enough to...

Sorry for your loss.

Picked up one of these today. https://www.brownells.com/tools-cleaning/gun-tools/shotgun-tools/brass-choke-gauge/ I’ve never used one before but it gave me some interesting results. According to this tool, by Marlin Model 90 16 ga has F over IM chokes. My IM Trulock in my 20 ga is really a...

I feel that way about my son. I’m not as altruistic with my usual hunting crew. If the birds are flying and I’m out with the usual hunting crew, I want them to be successful but I’m not happy if I don’t get a few. I don’t have to get the most and I really don’t need to get more than one or two.

Bought one for $850 last year. I believe its the venture model. I thought it was a citori when I saw it on the shelf. Nice 12 ga. he had a 20 and sold it just a day or two before I was there.

A choke won’t change the 60/40 patterning. However, you can change shims in the stock to help lower point of impact to get the 60 a little lower and function more like a 50/50.

Man, that could be a thread of its own. I worry about a lot of our outdoor activities and the direction they are going these days.