12 Gauge for Upland Hunting
- Thread starter texasjohn50
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People like me who don't own dogs and who are willing to crawl on their bellies and go through hawthorne patches and over deadfalls to get their birds use coach guns.... so yes, I do upland and I use a stoeger coach gun and last time I checked I;m a person.....lol
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You are wasting your breath.. Some people think to hunt upland you need a minimum 1500 dollar gun, a fancy sage coloured outfit with blaze panels on it and you have to smoke a pipe and read hemingway... We all know how hemingway's shotgun worked out for him
Bear Child Potts
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- Location
- Eastern Ontario
Spent the last two weeks of September in Saskatchewan hunting Sharptails and Huns with my 20 ga SxS over my great little Shorthair. One of my hunting partners took a couple of Sharpies at a good 40 yards with a Browning 28 ga O/U. I do like the lighter guns for all day hunts.
Ahsan Ahmed
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You are wasting your breath.. Some people think to hunt upland you need a minimum 1500 dollar gun, a fancy sage coloured outfit with blaze panels on it and you have to smoke a pipe and read hemingway... We all know how hemingway's shotgun worked out for him
Personally, I see no issues with individual preferences for a particular type of firearm, shotgun in this case, when it comes to bird hunting.
However, the very term "Upland" encompasses a rather broad range of variables particularly when it comes to Wingshooting. The moment activities such as Grouse hunting (read usually stationary birds) is removed from the equation - one would quickly find that one is at a great disadvantage when using a very short barreled shotgun.
Moreover, with regard to the analogy of the $1500 dollar gun (using that only as example again), quality component aside, the difference(s) in terms of handling dynamics will always be notable and vivid even to someone new at the sport. Having said that, whether a more expensive firearm will make an individual a better shot will always be a question marked for serious debate.
Personally, I see no issues with individual preferences for a particular type of firearm, shotgun in this case, when it comes to bird hunting.
However, the very term "Upland" encompasses a rather broad range of variables particularly when it comes to Wingshooting. The moment activities such as Grouse hunting (read usually stationary birds) is removed from the equation - one would quickly find that one is at a great disadvantage when using a very short barreled shotgun.
Moreover, with regard to the analogy of the $1500 dollar gun (using that only as example again), quality component aside, the difference(s) in terms of handling dynamics will always be notable and vivid even to someone new at the sport. Having said that, whether a more expensive firearm will make an individual a better shot will always be a question marked for serious debate.
Absolutely... And I use the stoeger coach because it is light and easy to carry and manouevre in tight spots... I hunt ruffed grouse which is, by any definition, an upland game bird... Ringnecks are making a comeback in my area and, should they ever become plentiful enough to chase, I will do so with my stoeger condor... If I enjoy myself doing that I may consider upgrading... That being said it is the very attitude of the poster above that I responded to that can kill a young man's ambition to hunt... Imagine the young reader on this forum feeling he will have to buy a purdy just to chase birds...
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
All too often I think people get caught up in all the hype about fine guns and cost.
I shoot mine because i can afford them, but also have many cheaper guns, some under $1,000 and love shooting them.
In fact, one of the best upland guns I have owned in recent years is the CZ Mini Bobwhite, and the fella that baught it loaves it just as much as I did.
it has killed pheasants "way out there", chukars, ruffies, and when I used it with Nice shot, geese and ducks.
By far one of the cheaper guns I have hunted with , but also one of the best.
Cat
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All too often I think people get cought up in all the hype about fi ne guns and cost.
I shoot mine because i caqn afford them, but also have maby cheaper guns, some under $1,000 and love shooting them.
In fact, one of the best upland guns I have owned in recent years is the CZ Mini Bobwhite, and the fella that biught it loaves it just as much as I did.
it has killed pheasants "way out there", chukars, ruffies, and when I used it with Nice shot, geese and ducks.
By far one of the cheaper guns I have hunted with , but also one of the best.
Cat
Nice pic!... And a nice gun... I prefer the side by sides myself... May look at that cz... They are short barreled but not coach short correct?...
Bottom line is that upland is a great form of hunting no matter how you do it... And how cheap your gun is... Don't sit in the house because someone tells you your single shot cooey is "inadequate"... Get out there and stomp some brush!
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
You are wasting your breath.. Some people think to hunt upland you need a minimum 1500 dollar gun, a fancy sage coloured outfit with blaze panels on it and you have to smoke a pipe and read hemingway... We all know how hemingway's shotgun worked out for him
AH you laugh till you try a nice Beretta Silver Pigeon... and wear some nice wool/plaid while hunting.
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
I have owned a 686, 687, BL3,and a few other models of Berreta.
They are alright, but they are certainly not something I get all wound up about.
Any and all of them pale next to my Ugartechea and my Greener.
But I still like that little CZ Bobwhite!
Cat
Turkeyslayer 1300
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- Location
- Russell, Ontario
Spent the last two weeks of September in Saskatchewan hunting Sharptails and Huns with my 20 ga SxS over my great little Shorthair. One of my hunting partners took a couple of Sharpies at a good 40 yards with a Browning 28 ga O/U. I do like the lighter guns for all day hunts.
Hey I am glad to hear Ute worked well in the field
See you at the next field trial.
