What's your go-to grouse hunting setup?

[SuperCub]

SKB M-100 with 28" bbls opened up to IC/M. The only thing this gun lacks is double triggers.

 

[Big Bad]

60 yards?

60 feet?

 

[35Wailin]

Mine used to be my old reliable Remington 870 Express 12g

Last few years has been a Stoeger Uplander in 20g

 

[Rod]

Here's one I got a few years back.

1946 Winchester M12, 20 ga, Skeet

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[sillymike]

That's a very nice M12, just love the solid rib!

 

[Highwind]

Most times I'd use a 22 or 20 gauge. Both work well.

 

[mudgunner49]

I think grouse is best served over an open camp fire with a top shelf bourbon or single malt scotch under clear skies

I'm on your team...

 

[Quigly]

12 ga.Remington 1100 Special Field w/21" barrel, and Browning 12 ga, 26" barrelled BSS. Also a Remington 1100, 2 3/4" with a barrel that was cut down to 18.5" with screw in chokes. It's fast pointing in the brush, for Woodcock, rabbits, and grouse.

 

[Mike Webb]

I am already using full and IM with 71/2 and 8. Not impressed.

I hunted for several years with a 28 gauge. Used the old Winchester 28 gauge 1 oz. loads. Maybe hard to find now but killed birds well. No difference to a 20 gauge. Killed birds at 50 yards albeit sitting. Sue me , I'm a meat hunter.

 

[Brutus]

I hunted for several years with a 28 gauge. Used the old Winchester 28 gauge 1 oz. loads. Maybe hard to find now but killed birds well. No difference to a 20 gauge. Killed birds at 50 yards albeit sitting. Sue me , I'm a meat hunter.

Winchester now offers the lead 1 ounce load for the 28. Well, I think I bought them about a year and a half ago.
Only used it on snowshowhares. Pretty sure I used modified choke. But I agree, kills like a normal 20 gauge.
Thirty three yard harvest was my longest poke.

 

[canvasback]

Winchester now offers the lead 1 ounce load for the 28. Well, I think I bought them about a year and a half ago.
Only used it on snowshowhares. Pretty sure I used modified choke. But I agree, kills like a normal 20 gauge.
Thirty three yard harvest was my longest poke.

I won’t be buying any of those for my 4 1/2 pound 28 gauge. I like my shoulder.

 

[brybenn]

I bought some 1oz 28ga loads but I wanna say they are Federals? I'll check when I get home. I haven't used them yet as I only used the 28ga for dove this fall with way over priced steel shot

 

[memaquay]

Huglu 28 g

 

[brybenn]

Huglu 28 g

I have a gorgeous 20ga huglu 103fe that fits like it was purpose built for me. Great gun

 

[The Outsider]

I use my deadly accurate Marlin 782 in 22 mag from the early 1980's, set up with a period correct scope chief in 4X.

The grouse around here rarely take to wing so a shotgun is kind of unnecessary, and I don't like eating feathers.

 

[hors555]

Some great setups here!

My current go-to grouse/woodcock guns are either my 20g citori upland special...

Or, my akkar 28g sxs...

And ALWAYS, my pp Chip

 

[sillymike]

Nice dog!

 

[SuperCub]

And ALWAYS, my pp Chip

Not many of those dogs in Canada. I'll never own another breed.

 

[SuperCub]

 

[hors555]

Nice dog!

Thanks! He's a good boy (of course)!

Not many of those dogs in Canada. I'll never own another breed.

...I hear ya there - I won't either.