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  1. gim

    Loosing birds

    I get it, ammo is expesnive. I still think a better combination of shotgun, choke, and ammo would increase your kill percentage and reduce cripples. I don't know how good your dog is at tracking. I've lost 1 rooster the past 3 seasons combined, and none this past season. Obviously the breed...
  2. gim

    Loosing birds

    Better combination of ammo and choke in your shotgun. Stop using that cheap crap with a full choke. And make better shots. That part is easier said than done.
  3. gim

    Your "Go-To" gun and why?

    Mine was black synthetic and it costed me $225 way back in 1998.
  4. gim

    Would like your insight on a purchase for pheasant hunting

    Good data Kre. The problem with wearing blaze orange for turkey or waterfowl, is that they see color and the hunt is designed to draw them in close enough. The hunt would end before it even started in those situations. They make exceptions to blaze orange here in MN for those two exact...
  5. gim

    Would like your insight on a purchase for pheasant hunting

    I actually looked into that too and I was fairly shocked to read that. Lots of grouse hunters in northern WI. I would never not be wearing a piece of blaze orange in the woods there.
  6. gim

    Your "Go-To" gun and why?

    I had one in synthetic when I first started hunting at age 16. Its all I could afford on a part time job as a teenager. I had that shotgun for 10 years before I was able to afford the Benelli. The difference is like night and day. The 870 was reliable but it was very heavy. And it had a lot...
  7. gim

    What produces recoil? Velocity or payload?

    I'm not a ballistics engineeer but I will say that shotgun is probably the lightest 12 gauge on the market and less weight tends to add recoil. Its a nice shotgun to carry around but you might not find a good shell that does what you want it to in terms of recoil solely because of the shotgun.
  8. gim

    MN DNR Survey

    I received the survey and completed it very similarly to Munster's preferences.
  9. gim

    Your "Go-To" gun and why?

    Benelli Montrefelto 12 gauge for roosters. 26 inch barrel. I like the balance, minimal recoil, and weight. Plus its intertia-driven, not gas.
  10. gim

    The truth about Prairie Storm

    That's a nice shotgun. Might be one of the lightest ones on the market in a 12 gauge/26 inch barrel. You definitely do not want to be shooting 3 inchers through that thing.
  11. gim

    The truth about Prairie Storm

    I haven't used a lot of shotguns in my hunting days. Mostly, because I haven't had to. What I have I like, and they do their job effectively. I tried even just 3 inchers with my Montrefelto and it was nasty. Like bone jarring recoil lol. It felt like someone punched me in the face. Never...
  12. gim

    The truth about Prairie Storm

    Have you tried shooting a 3.5 inch load? Its like shooting a cannon. Its awful. And the lighter the shotgun, the worse it is. Most upland hunters use a light weight shotgun too. I use a 3.5 load for turkeys but its just one shot/season (if I'm lucky), with a heavier gun that has a...
  13. gim

    The truth about Prairie Storm

    I'd be lying if I said I "never" have done it. I have. Someone has to keep Federal in business. Over time I've just come to realize that the chances of success at that range using an IC choke is very remote though. The vast majority of my shots are closer in range because 1) my dog works...
  14. gim

    Iowa wants to buy all the southern-most counties in Minnesota

    My understanding here is that both states would have to agree to it, and Congress needs to approve it. Good luck with that. Its like trying to turn the titanic
  15. gim

    The truth about Prairie Storm

    I'm in full disagreement with this but you do you. I don't even raise my shotgun if a rooster flushes at 45 yards.
  16. gim

    The truth about Prairie Storm

    I cross checked the UPC number on the boxes today comparing the old Wing Shok to the new version. They are exactly the same product. Just a new design on the package.
  17. gim

    where’s Bob

    None of those here. Literally, none of them. I use a toilet, I don't shoot hens, I've never pointed a gun at someone while hunting, and no one has ever pointed one at me. I've got control of my bowels, control of my shotgun, and I can tell the difference between a rooster and a hen. None of...
  18. gim

    where’s Bob

    I'm fine with him gone. Half the "crap" he posts is so far removed from the realm of upland hunting it's ridiculous. I'm sure he was warned more than once and still didn't change. That being said, I mostly just ignored it.
  19. gim

    where’s Bob

    He is on another forum I frequent and has not posted there in a while either. I can assure you 100% that he is not ice fishing though.
  20. gim

    where’s Bob

    I know where Bob isn't. He's definitely not ice fishing.
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