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    Looking into my first double gun!

    I have the Dickinson Estate SxS in 16 ga. It's been my main bird gun for about 6 years now. It did bust the mainspring a couple years ago, sent it to the Oregon shop that does the warranty work and they fixed it under warranty. Other than that, the only complaint I have is the chemical case...
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    IC CHOKE

    No idea. I remember a statement by I think Jack O'Connor a few decades ago that said true cylinder chokes tended to give a donut pattern, light coverage in the center. Said a couple thousandths constriction made a more even pattern. I have seen posts by other Dickinson owners that their chokes...
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    IC CHOKE

    Dickinson is made by Akus in Turkey. I'm a retired machinist and CNC Programmer so I know my way around measuring tools. These measurements were taken with multiple trials using a telescope gage and precision micrometer. The bores measure .6675 The Cyl tube measures .6625, .005 constriction. Sk...
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    IC CHOKE

    Another thing to think about is the actual measurement of your choke. Just because it is marked IC doesn't mean that's what you get. I have a Dickinson SxS that measures .003-.005 tighter than standard for every choke. The Cyl tube is .005 constriction, actually a tight Sk 1, the IC tube is...
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    Here's my ammo stash at this point in time

    I'm the type that would be pretty nervous is that small pile of loads was all I had going into fall. Last winter being retired and just out of Carpal Tunnel surgery on both hands I was looking for something to keep me busy that wasn't too hard on the hands. Had most of a flat of Golden...
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    'nother newbie

    Site was pointed out by my son, cheesy, who used to frequent the pheasant country site. I'm a life long Kansan from the wrong end of the state, should of moved west to pheasant country long ago. We make it out 2-3 times a year, wish it were more, but I've got a few years left till retirement...
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