Grouse guns

[nano]

Just wondering what do you guys and gals use when grouse hunting.I'll go first, I shoot a winchester 12g model 101, and my brother shoots a Spanish made 410.

[MB_Boy]

When plinking the chickens.....good ole Winchester Model 12 or occasionally my single shot .410.

[Mr. Dean]

I used to be a .22 sniper. For the past 2 seasons, I started using the Mossberg pumper in 12 ga w/ an 18" tube.... This year I'm goin in with a SxS Coach-Gun, that's in 12 ga. also.

[seanps]

A cheapo, single-shot .20 gauge. Light, can take a beating and it rarely misses.

[newhunterette]

my hubby bought me a sweet little savage .22/.410 over under combo and I love it

[HighCountry]

For me I use .22 ruger I love it.

[dabat]

I use a Beretta O/U in 20 gauge

[shadow1982]

I use .22 Henry works like a charm...

[d6dan]

I use my BPS 12ga for birds and deer on the Island and when i'm away hunting other parts of BC, I take along my 410 for chickens.

[lilhoss]

Ithica featherlight pump,in 12 gauge.Gramp's old gun given to me at grad.Shot hundreds of critters in it's life time.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_10611.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=20572&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=5919)

[WaterSkeeter]

I dont really use a 12 gauge unless im hunting them in thick bush, the .410 is my gun of choice for grouse. sometimes a .22

[PointMan]

I have a Savage 24 in a .22/.410 over/under. It's deadly accurate, but heavy on a long hike, doubt I'll ever use anything else just the same.

[Drillbit]

Good Ol 10/22

[Rock Doctor]

Ruger 10/22.

[Big Rich]

Remington 1100- 20 gauge

[buckguy]

I use my Remigton 870 wingmaster in 20 gauge. The best grouse gun for me. So much fun.

[Fishgutz]

I use a .410 when thier in the bush and a .22 when thier in the open. This year gonna give the Sheridan silver streak a try!

[coach]

I've always used my trusty old Mossberg .22. Recently, I picked up a 30.30/20 gauge over/under Savage. I think I'm really going to like it. That being said, the .22 provides great practice acquiring the bird through the scope and making a good shot. I will have my 11 year old daughter use it exclusively for the next few years.

[pappy]

17 HMR CZ, 22LR Remington or 12GA A.H. Fox SxS and would like to pick up a 20GA for my son when he is older.

[knighthunter]

30-06, then I don't have to bother with cleaning them. just pick off a few feather's and throw them in the pan.

[Bobby Jr]

I plan to use my 12ga - 2-3/4 wingmaster to do some grouse hunting this fall.

Just curious to know if people use 12ga for grouse? And what size shot is best? I'm a little concerned that I'll wreck alot of meat if I use the wrong size shot. I guess its more about shot placement than anything?

thanks

[wolverine]

my hubby bought me a sweet little savage .22/.410 over under combo and I love it



That's exactly what I have been looking for. A Savage Model 24. .22 over .410. Great little gun.

[nano]

I plan to use my 12ga - 2-3/4 wingmaster to do some grouse hunting this fall.

Just curious to know if people use 12ga for grouse? And what size shot is best? I'm a little concerned that I'll wreck alot of meat if I use the wrong size shot. I guess its more about shot placement than anything?

thanks

Shot size 6-7 1/2

[3006pg]

i use my dads .22 sears robuck

[KB90]

Ruger 10/22...... with a 3x9x40 :mrgreen:

[eaglesnester]

Browning 410 pump. Number 4 shot. Sometimes a Marlin 39A LEVER 22lr with a 5 power scope.

[elkhunter1]

I also use Ruger 10/22...... with a 3x9x40

Would love a 410 double barrel any for sale
????
Thank,s

[bandit]

That's exactly what I have been looking for. A Savage Model 24. .22 over .410. Great little gun.

I been looking for one too. dont think savage make them any more. You can try Baikal in 410/22 but they seem pretty expensive IMO, and the 22 is probably not so accurate anyways so wont give much of a range advantage over a 410.

Im considering compromising with a 410 double.

[groove]

.22 on the roads, 12ga if I'm working the bush and wing shooting. Seem to have a lot less meat damage with the shotgun unless I have a perfect head shot on the .22. Maybe its time to scope the it...

[spreerider]

i use my kids savage youth cub .22 and my hatsan escort 12ga.
i prefer pickin them off the ground with the 22 but now that my dog is better trained i like to have him flush and pick em out of the air and have him retreve.

[204rug.ftw]

Past years i have used a .22 ruger, and a .22 brno bolt action. Starting this year i got my chicken cannon sighted in for 100 yards.. 204 ruger with varmint grenades :D

[Ronforca]

My favourite is Savage 30/30 over 20 gauge.Have shot the odd Deer while chasing Grouse.

[Dannybuoy]

made the switch last year from a .22 to a .410 eyes not like they used to be .... love it

[TESKELLY]

I just inherited a Winchester Model 37A single shot hinge action 12 gauge. I got some 2 3/4 x 7.5's for wacking them.

[buzz720]

Ithica model 37 12ga for bush and .22LR for long range

[goatdancer]

Marlin .17 HMR.

[Stresd]

No one in our group uses a shotgun on grouse as they would get seriously laughed at. Rock, Boot, Knife stick. Geez it's only Grouse. Otherways its .22 only and high neck head shots allowed. We always have our fill of grouse every day. 12 guage?? Sheeesh!!! If your that crappy a shot at least gear down to a 410.

[islandhunter]

hammond game getter

[1/2 slam]

Rizzini o/u 16 ga and a Winchester Model 12 in 16 ga.

[steelheadSABO]

22lr savage bolt

[bsa30-06]

I use my 410 seems to get the job done.

[bearhunter338-06]

For an evening quad ride I use my Remington 1100 16ga. driving around in the truck, my Remington Wingmaster 16ga 181/2 inch barrel. Shot size is #6 or #71/2 lead and I shoot for the heads.

[Roots]

Hope to break-in my new Winchester Wildcat 22lr on a few ditch chickens this season.

http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww95/roots_bc/IMG_02931024x768.jpg

[Mr. Dean]

I used to be a .22 sniper. For the past 2 seasons, I started using the Mossberg pumper in 12 ga w/ an 18" tube.... This year I'm goin in with a SxS Coach-Gun, that's in 12 ga. also.


No one in our group uses a shotgun on grouse as they would get seriously laughed at. Rock, Boot, Knife stick. Geez it's only Grouse. Otherways its .22 only and high neck head shots allowed. We always have our fill of grouse every day. 12 guage?? Sheeesh!!! If your that crappy a shot at least gear down to a 410.

Believe me, I know my way around a rim-fire..... But what I'm liking about the 12ga is that I don't have to worry about mud in a barrel (so much), a scope getting buggered, clips getting misplaced, or what-have-you. The ability to just throw around a POS shotty has its benefits. :wink:

[Amphibious]

BPS Upland 20ga.

[barry1974w]

For the last couple of years I've been using a single shot 20. Mostly this year I'vw been using a single shot .22 and using shorts because I'm hunting with my six month old son, bring home a lot less chickens though... But I have been known to use a bolt action 16, pump 12, single 12, bolt action .22, ruger 10/22, and 10-20 yard head shots with 30-06, 22-250 and .223. Might have to give the .375 a try this year if ones holding still and I have a good rest.

[-DC-]

H&R single shot in .410.

[jrhunter]

Head shots with the 12 ga 870 Express.

[BIGHUNTERFISH]

A cheapo, single-shot .20 gauge. Light, can take a beating and it rarely misses.

X2 .I like the single shot 20 gauge to.I have some nice rimfires but there not truck guns.

[Steyrman]

Ithaca/SKB model 280E, 20ga, 25", straight grip stock, a very sweet little, quick handling shotgun.

[moosetaken]

Whatevers handy, mostly I use a 12 gauge or .22. My son uses a break 12g, my wife a break 20g my daughter a .410. My go to is my old model 12 using light trap loads. I like to have a shotgun around in case I get the chance to puddle jump a duck or goose (never happens but hey ya never know). I've got a number of .22s and 12gs so its kind of a open the cabinet and say who wants to go hunting today sort of thing

[dagreatwhitehunter]

12g 20g .410 .22 they all work. personally I like driving past them as far as I can and then pull out the .223 remington 700 sps varmint and poping there heads off.

[walnutz]

Ive always used a .410 but just earlier today ordered a 12g sxs coach gun with a 20" barrel to do the job!!

[seanps]

I guess it depends on the style of shooting you're doing, eh? I'm usually in thicker brush and they fly pretty quickly, into the trees. No chance of hitting them with a .22.

If you're picking off the sitting ones at the roadside, a rifle can be a clean shot.

[jamfarm]

No one in our group uses a shotgun on grouse as they would get seriously laughed at. Rock, Boot, Knife stick. Geez it's only Grouse. Otherways its .22 only and high neck head shots allowed. We always have our fill of grouse every day. 12 guage?? Sheeesh!!! If your that crappy a shot at least gear down to a 410.

X2

Not sure why you'd need anything other than a .22 when you can walk right up to a grouse and shoot it.

[3kills]

my single shot .22 or my single shot .410

[Amphibious]

X2

Not sure why you'd need anything other than a .22 when you can walk right up to a grouse and shoot it.


some of us prefer to shoot them on the wing

[nano]

I am with you Amphibious, It is a hell of fun flushing them up and trying to shoot them.

[Mr. Dean]

I am with you Amphibious, It is a hell of fun flushing them up and trying to shoot them.

It's actually quite fun sniping off there heads @ 50 yards too. But more importantly, it's nice to have the choice and being able to learn what it takes to do either.

[1/2 slam]

No one in our group uses a shotgun on grouse as they would get seriously laughed at. Rock, Boot, Knife stick. Geez it's only Grouse. Otherways its .22 only and high neck head shots allowed. We always have our fill of grouse every day. 12 guage?? Sheeesh!!! If your that crappy a shot at least gear down to a 410.

Why don't you try shooting them on the wing. Then we'll see who's the crappy shot. There are people, myself included, who like to go for a walk with a bird dog and shoot them on the wing. Try that with your 22. In our group you would get seriously laughed at to use your expression.

[Tamahi]

Ruger 77/22 for me.

[Bistchen]

When im in deep Bear country I bring the Remington 12 gauge and use
2 3/4 inch # 7 shot. I bring some 3 inch slugs just in case.
When all is safe, I use my 22 win. mag. With it I can do some medium range sniping on grouse and snowshoe hares as well.

[ElectricDyck]

Mossberg 835, a little long in the barrel but good for distance.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/ElectricDyck/IMG_0872.jpg

[gibblewabble]

A 12 gauge single shot with field loads, always brings them down.

[416]

Another vote for a Savage combo...my truck gun is a 30/30-20gauge, It has brought home grouse and deer the same day more then once.

[sakohunter]

I use and AYA Sidelock in 20 Gauge when i am bird hunting with the dogs. Or a lakefield 22LR when i am out big game hunting. Both work!

[cloverphil]

I use my 22 Mossberg 802 plinkster, great little gun with a simple scope for $300
I think a shotgun would be too loud if you're looking for deer at the same time

[Albafly]

I like my .22WM / 20 ga Savage over under. If you keep it ready on the shotgun, you get them on the wing and a quick flick and you can take them on the ground. Best of both worlds.

[duckhunt]

I use and AYA Sidelock in 20 Gauge when i am bird hunting with the dogs. Or a lakefield 22LR when i am out big game hunting. Both work!

now theres a gentleman's gun.

[SimilkameenSlayer]

a H&R .22 sportster and soon to be a Marlin 795 .22 ... :)

[phoenix]

Custom 10/22 with Bushnell 3200 5-15x40. I did a re-creation of the Kennedy asassination on 3 grouse on Tuesday.
Kim

[todbartell]

blasted a triple today with the Yildez 410. Rem 3" #6 Very light and seems to work good

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs007.snc4/33717_442789297991_512917991_5392879_5593380_n.jpg


I think I'm gonna pick up a BPS Upland 20ga for next year. I forgot how much fun grouse hunting is :smile:

[gibblewabble]

If they are holding I use my anshutz .22 and if they take to the wing easy I have my old Laurona double in 12 ga.

[Yak]

Franchi 500 semi 12 gauge, love it, its heavy but a great dependable gun

[B.C.Boy(100%)]

Grouse hunting, a 12g or 22

When big game hunting and a grouse opportunity appears, the Hammond Game Getter works great.

[buck nash]

I usually see them when I'm out for deer so its usaually a 270 win. just have to make sure to remember to put the croos hairs just above the head when you shoot them at 20 yards. I forgot to a couple weeks ago and blew a wing and a large chunk of breast right off the bird.:oops: Still lots of good eats left though.

I've had to pass on a few though when they get in trees since a 270 goes a ways. For that reason , on the rare occasions that I go out looking for grouse specifically, I prefer my 870 12g.

[paddo]

I just bought a 20 gauge Remington 870. Went out on the weekend and got my first grouse! That gun is great!

[Amphibious]

Custom 10/22 with Bushnell 3200 5-15x40. I did a re-creation of the Kennedy assassination on 3 grouse on Tuesday.
Kim

would be the only bolt action 10/22 I've ever heard of then. ;)

did you stuff the chicken in an RC car?

[phoenix]

would be the only bolt action 10/22 I've ever heard of then. ;)

did you stuff the chicken in an RC car?
They were slowly moving past a grassy knoll and I took them with headshots that looked through the scope a lot like the McGruder film.
Kim

[huntinnewbie]

Vintage Cooey .410
I love this gun.

Hubby has a vintage Savage bolt action .410 but usually uses his Ruger 22

[macdaddy10]

CZ Ringneck 20 gauge S*S

[TheProvider]

.22 ranger, single shot, kinda like a compact version of the cooey. learnt how to shoot with it 16yrs ago :D

[chukar bob]

Just wondering what do you guys and gals use when grouse hunting.I'll go first, I shoot a winchester 12g model 101, and my brother shoots a Spanish made 410.

mod 11-87 20 ga.

[boscheefish]

12 gauge o/u gets through the trees and bush just when you need it to

[eaglesnester]

I use a 410 Browning BPS, light weight accurate never miss and have not bit into any shot so far. Fun to shoot on the wing. The fit and finish of the Browning BPS is every bit as nice as a Weatherby rifle. I also sometimes use a Marlin 39A 22LR lever gun with a 5X scope.

[Mr. Dean]

I did use that 12 guage, sxs Coach Gun this past season... What a 'neat' experience.

[Barnes_270]

another vote for the Savage 24 (mine is a 22Mag/20ga). Great grouse gun.

[Frango]

I use a sxs coach gun 12ga..Easy to pack on the quad and it shoots very well.

[dougan]

For the mule grouse i use a 375 H&H everything else a 10-22 is my fave!

[Great White Youth Hunter]

i use a 410

[The Hermit]

This year I shot my first grouse, never wanted to risk spooking the big game. We all took turns using Onesock's 17HMR and now I gotta get one myself!

I will also be using my longbow too as the opportunities present themselves from now on... tasty little buggers!

[Big7]

I usually carry (in the truck) my Rem Mod 870 20ga when I'm out hunting just incase I see a grouse....little overkill, but it does the trick...head shots are the key to success!!

[longshot]

870 12 ga. 3.5" Super Mag (my duck gun) is my grouse gun. I use light 2-3/4" 1oz. 7.5 target loads on a IM choke. A lil' overkill but I do shoot them from 25-35 yards. As for all those pellets, just pick em' all out!! :wink: (My trick... shoot through the back and you wont hit the meat!)

Longshot jr. (16)

[recoil]

I also use a 12 gauge 7.5 shot, i was going to get a .410 until i saw the price of ammo. Big7 is right, aim about 6" above the head at around 20 yards or so and you are good to go.

Also it is nice having a 12 gauge along in case you have any bear or cougar trouble. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

[nicholasbardon]

Nice Model 37, I have the exact same gun. I shot 8 grouse with it this season it's a great gun.

[cloverphil]

Mossberg 802 plinkster .22; a little quieter than a shotgun when deer hunting

[LukaTisus]

I use my Anschutz SLLR .22 for grouse. I used to have a .410 double-barrel break action, but Dad sold it. I love my .22 though, nice and quiet and incredibly accurate considering how old it is. :P

[Squamch]

I've used my Cooey 600, my 12 guage 870, my 12 guage shortgun (single shot cut down to 18 1/2" barrel, straps to the side of my pack when I'm carrying a rifle), and on one memorable occasion, a bell fullface bicycle helmet.

[Singleshotneeded]

Rem 870 12 gauge with 2 3/4" #6s or my Savage HMR17...

[bearhunter338-06]

Picked myself up a Ruger M77/17 mach 2. Going to have a lot of fun using it on grouse this season. I will also be packing it with me this spring on the bear hunts, in-case I run into some of them saber tooth gophers........lol

[Bucks&Ducks]

either a .410 or .22Lr

[Whip]

22/410 savage. Lots of fun.

[meat eater]

some good ole .22's(henry lever)(ole cooey single shot's)(10/22)

[Matty_ola]

T/C R55 All weather .22lr probably the most accurate out of the box semi-auto .22 out there. I've beat the heck out of this thing and it keeps shooting as good as the day I bought it:)

[sarg]

every time i head out for a hunt the .410 is behind the seat,the best $100 i every spent, i'm now look for another one for the g/f and my kids to shot grouse with(i dont like sharing to much).:-D

[REMINGTON JIM]

Stevens 310 double side X side 410 light and fast ! :-D

[Kyle84]

.22 hands down, 12g you risk getting shot in your breasts.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=62109

[frenchbar]

older savage 12 guage
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x158/05muleycrazy/lori019.jpg

[Kyle84]

Nice pic. Love those guys!

[lineofsight]

older savage 12 guage
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x158/05muleycrazy/lori019.jpg

Is that mossy oak brush that the grouse are wearing?

Thanks Matty-ola for reminding me that I "need" one of those (have the target version and gets boring shooting it, too easy).

[deadownwind]

I use my Ruger 10-.22 LR and i love it!:-D It's always accurate and I rarely miss their heads.:tongue: Even if you shoot low and get them in breast, the meat is hardly damaged at all. The 10 rd. mag. gives you the opportunity to harvest multiple birds at a time.:mrgreen: I've only been hunting a couple years and I've harvested close to 100 of those tasty little chickens. Oh ya! Don't forget to eat the hearts!:???:...jam packed full of protein and actually taste pretty good! :wink:

[eastkoot]

.410 coach gun..
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm180/duramaxx/DSCN0073.jpg

[tierodrl]

rem pump 410 very rare it misses and my son loves to shoot it too

[LOC]

Mostly my single shot .22:

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/10716_182701016040_559651040_4163248_5185714_n.jpg

When we're walking the fields I'll get out the Model 12. This year I hope to get a Rem 870 in 20g and see how that works out :mrgreen:

[Don_Abbate]

12 gauge beretta al391 urika with 2 3/4 number 6 clever mirage t3 super high velocity

[Sleep Robber]

JC Higgins 12 gauge pump with polly choke, good ol sears robuck special.
Remington 1100 semi auto 12 gauge when I lend the wife the higgy

[chainsaw]

Browning A-bolt 22 with a 2-7 nikon.

[BlackwaterHunter]

Good ol cooey model 70 or 75, too lazy to go and grab it, but that gun will easily get a 40 yard shot on those chickens with open sights

[frenchbar]

22,s are ok ...but 12 gauges wont make you go 0 for:mrgreen:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x158/05muleycrazy/lori018.jpg

[new hunter]

870 express mag , #4 shot improved cylinder. I usually pop em off the side of a ditch at about 20yrds , try and scallop them if theyre any closer. I'd like to try walking the back roads with my 18 inch maverick this year. got a scoped norinco .22 I'd like to try too .

[Foxton Gundogs]

Ruger Red Lable 12ga. Mod./Imp.Cyl with 7.5 shot over dogs Cooey single shot 12 ga same shot when I'm "just cruisin", cuts down the odds of "doubles" tho.

[wing shooter]

Forget the 410 unless you ground sluice grouse. 16 gauge 1 oz load patterns the best of all. 12 and 20 work great, but just remember when a grouse flushes wild you don't get much time to shoot. Most shots are well inside 30 yds. Choose a choke that will allow for a good wide pattern and use light shot; 7's or even 8's on ruffies and a stiff load f 6's for blues or sharpies. I don't want to offend anyone but the 410 cripples more birds than any other shotgun. It's a fact. let the kids shoot the birds that are sitting still or perched up in a tree.

[wing shooter]

I Agree 100 percent. A .22 to the breast really chews up the meat. Twelve bore at proper distance with light shot is much better.

[wing shooter]

shooting a grouse on the ground is an easy way to get some camp meat. How many do you get on the flush with that old .22. Way more fun to shoot em over a good dog with a shotgun.

[Livewire322]

Ruger 10/22 with a 3-9x40 bushnell scope.
Mossberg 500 pump action in a .410
I like the .410 most though

[250 sav]

Who would shoot a grouse in the breast with a .22? If its not accurate enough to shoot them in the neck or head it is not much good. I use a .22 usually with c-bee low velocity for road chickens. I like my old bolt 16 guage for wingshooting grouse but have been known to use single shot .410 or 20 or bps uplands 20 or bps stalker 12 for big blues on open side hills

[boscheefish]

12 gauge, gets through the trees that are in my way...

[835]

this thread keeps coming back!!

I still use a Grulla sxs 20 for grouse.
Mossberg 835 ulti
bps 12
and Stoeger 2000
for ducks

[22ruger]

Bought a Yildiz 20ga o/u two years ago,don't get to use it much as everyone else likes to hunt with it,lightweight and reliable,have probably got 40-50 birds in that time,use to use 12ga pump but o/u shoots faster too.

[Moose Guide]

Forget the 410 unless you ground sluice grouse. 16 gauge 1 oz load patterns the best of all. 12 and 20 work great, but just remember when a grouse flushes wild you don't get much time to shoot. Most shots are well inside 30 yds. Choose a choke that will allow for a good wide pattern and use light shot; 7's or even 8's on ruffies and a stiff load f 6's for blues or sharpies. I don't want to offend anyone but the 410 cripples more birds than any other shotgun. It's a fact. let the kids shoot the birds that are sitting still or perched up in a tree.

I suppose you need a 460 weatherby for deer

[springpin]

My .243 is fun for head shooting grouse, but I bought a 12g in the spring so I'll use that now.

[buckhunter]

used my dad's old cooey 16 gauge for years,now i use my .22 and pop em' in the melon.

[fireguy]

Whatever gun I have in my hand at the time, the best eating ones are usually the ones head shot with my 300 mag while backpak hunting for a change-up of meals from the dried whatever I have been eating for days.

[mr eagle]

Bought a single shot 20 guage CIL 402 from a gent off the Buy/Sell forum on this site for $100 a couple years ago. It has performed well and has already produced some great memories. A buddy of mine completed his CORE and got his hunting license in August last year, and got his first three grouse with it last year. A ruffed, followed by a spruce, and topped it off with a big blue.

Completed the Grouse Trifecta!!!!

[dutchie]

I am giving the Bow a try this year...

In the past it has been either a 12 ga or a .22.

I have a new .22, new 12 ga and new bow that I want to get dirty.

Dutchie

[32-40win]

Mostly use a Valmet 220 o/u, have used a Baikal 12ga single barrel occasionally. Also used cast bullet squibs in 7-08, 7mmrem mag, 7x57. Ex brother in law shot one on the wing once with his 300H&H, perfect breast job. Shot a few with the bow, found using cheap fixed blade broadheads seemed to result in fewer lost arrows and more chickens than Judos.

[kitnayakwa77]

Have an old Savage 24C - a .22LR/.410ga over under break-open with a birch stock. Used it since I was a kid, love that gun.

[threedhunter]

Switchback xt, flu flus and judos. No lost arrows , fewer broken as well.

[Ghillie]

Any kind of .22
a brazilian made old .410
and .300 win short mag
Highpowered pellet rifle

[Glenny]

My old friend Baikal double barrel side by each 12g

[new trigger]

Last season was my first year for grouse and used an old 410 single shot, bought a Remington 20 ga. pump for this season and also bring along the 10/22

[Morel]

I'll tell you when I shoot a grouse (hopefully this season).

[mjmbc]

a slingshot when there sitting if not my model 12 in 16 gauge

[Marlin375]

Savage 22/410 road huntin, and my Churchill O/U 12g in the alpine

[bad dog]

want some fun try a 22 with rat shot in it ,,,use it all the time ,

[aaronfisher]

10/22 with a 3x9

[bad dog]

that one the long barrel model or the camper specal ?,,, i bought the wife the camper 22/20 ,,40 years ago ,and there both going strong !!! bought a second one a few years ago , and my son stripped it down and bored it out to 22 mag , and its right down the pipe ,, didnt know you could get a store bought mag ,,, must live too far out in the bush !!!

[beni]

My beloved model 12 modified for choke tubes that has been in the family for over 20 years :) (Graduation present from my grandfather a few years back...)

[BlackwaterMerc]

SR 22 with a tactical scope! precision setup. little heavy though.

[Long bow]

Ruger 10-22
Rem 1100LT ,English stock, 21" special field barrel
Mod 12 in 28ga for sneak and Peak..

[huckle buck]

12ga reminton exsprss or 410

[BernDawg]

I used to run 410 all the time but when I moved to MB the grouse there are cagey and run through the brush so I switched to a Wingmaster in 12 Ga and never looked back. A pleasant surprise for me at that time was finding out that 12 GA shells are way less expensive than 410's!

[tonoffun80]

savage bolt action 22lr 4x scope

[LoonLake96]

The good ol' hinge action 28 ga. :)

[porcupine]

If I'm hunting in moose country on the quad, I use a 20 ga Stevens 310 that Santa Claus gave me in 1964.

If I'm hunting over our tollers I use a Parker side by side in either 16 or 20 gauge.

[32-40win]

I've used whatever I had for a shotgun at the time for the most part, 870 12ga, some Spanish or Turkish 20 GA SXS's, BPS 12ga, Baikal single 12 ga, Valmet 20ga O/U, 7mm rem mag, 7mm-08 with cast bullets, arrows with bird heads and broadheads, sticks. Just bought a CZ 20 Ringneck SXS.

[huntingmom]

Used the 22 in the past...which I also enjoyed... unfortunately I had shot some birds and I knew I had hit them but they just kept flying into the bushes where I couldn't find them. So..this May hubby bought me a 28GA over and under....it's been fun.

[Slannesh]

Normally a .22 and headshot them in the past but I did buy a Mossberg 500 12ga this year so perhaps it will see some action.

[835]

Normally a .22 and headshot them in the past but I did buy a Mossberg 500 12ga this year so perhaps it will see some action.


Just remember to always aim for the head/neck like you did with your .22. If you pull a body shot you will think the 12ga is bad. When infact you shot the bird bad. Its just like shooting a bird in the breast with a .22 hollopoint, not the guns fault you shot it bad.

Just think of all them birds on the wing you can shoot at now!

[Dutch]

.410 o/u and I'm 9 straight so far with a double on the wing pays to practice :)

[chukar bob]

looking for a 410 or 20 ga single shot for my 12 yr old not very tall grandson

[Hunting12]

only one why to go 7 mm rem mag gone 10 for 10 this year and no meat wasted

[Weatherby Fan]

I have a O.F. Mossberg model 183 D+B bolt action .410 we use,it was handed down in our family and its always in the truck for those road chickens !

[Gumsehwah]

Old RANGER sixteen gague single shot.