Recent content by Windshooter

Using to much choke is akin to buying a 7mm Mag yet all your shots at deer tend to be under 100 yards where you hunt.

I’ll just add that model above has the sideplates and should weight slightly more than a Basic. I’m sure a 20 gauge Basic would be very light especially with 26” barrels.

My friend had an 20ga Iside Tartaruga Gold with 28” barrels and it weighs 5lbs 10 oz.

I once had an ancient Merkel OU that had straight cylinder in the lower barrel. I was concerned about that cylinder barrel but it worked much better than I thought it would. I had been fringing closer birds with a tighter choke and the birds shot with that cylinder barrel were coming down dead...

After 50+ years of deer hunting, I let it go four years ago. Our deer hunting was rarely boring because western Wisconsin is infested with them and if we didn’t get deer on our morning stands, we would drive them. On the other hand after I retired it bothered me because the Wisconsin gun season...

Picked up a little box of Balistol wipes at a Running’s store and they were useful for wiping down the shotguns. One wipe was more than enough for a couple shotguns.

Cenex!

Are pheasants supposed to fall when you shoot?

My shooting has been good except for the roosters that flush close and back at me. I get jammed.

Ha! It survived. I managed to disassemble and reassemble without any damage.

I know the Mississippi River bottoms well. I live 3 miles from the river. I broke through a frozen slough one time in 8 degree weather while deer hunting. My prized Winchester 71 .348 was underwater in the hand that I needed to get upright. I got to shore and wrung out my clothes best I could...

Got lost hunting grouse in WI Chequamegon NF. Late in the day and I was completely turned around. I made my way out but it was not fun.

It’s a good idea to calibrate the handheld now and then. Takes about a minute.

The 28 gauge Iside (all grades) is on a 28 gauge frame.

Even with an experienced dog there is a good chance that rooster was laying out there dead. I never used to believe in the "air-washed" theory, but years ago I did the same on a rooster in east central Iowa. I had an experienced wirehair and I had marked the spot well. We looked and looked for...