Any happy 10 gauge owners out there?

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I posted pretty much the same title in the antique/BP forum and recieved little attention. Which I find interesting considering Track of the Wolf very routinely sells out of 10 bore muzzleoading equipment.

So you dedicated waterfowlers and others......how's it going with your ten bore beast? Do you feel that you actually get more range out of it than a Magnum 12?

Respectfully tell us please........this fella is curious.

Cheers!
 
Brutus said:
I posted pretty much the same title in the antique/BP forum and recieved little attention. Which I find interesting considering Track of the Wolf very routinely sells out of 10 bore muzzleoading equipment.

So you dedicated waterfowlers and others......how's it going with your ten bore beast? Do you feel that you actually get more range out of it than a Magnum 12?

Respectfully tell us please........this fella is curious.

Cheers!
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Nothing Like a 10ga to reach out and touch them. Had a few different models over the years but still have two browning golds and a remington sp-10.
Also have a few 12 ga 3 1/2 which dispite what all the tests may say or those that have them will tell you nothing patterns or kills at the distances a 10ga will. The 12ga owners that say they will have never owned a 10 since it is very clear after a few trips to the old blind.
My only complaint is having to shoot all the time when the 12ga guys are done and always being placed on the end of the blind because of the noise the ported tubes make plus the wack an empty hull can give the guy standing next to you.
I have to admit lately however I have been using the 12 on ducks since I find the high speed steel duplex loads I do up now rips ducks apart. Factory ammo not usually an issue.
The 10 with my reloads is still great for coyotes and geese especially high flying snows.
 
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horseshoe said:
A 10ga would just be more bang for me to miss my target with...
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Just got to keep the gun moving as you pull the trigger and work out the lead, just like a big lethal paintbrush and the blue sky your canvas. ;)
Mind you, I tossed in the towel when steel shot became the law of the land.
Prior to that it actually took me about 5 years of waterfowling to become proficient IIRC. Joy of joys, steel shot came along and ended my interest.
I'm rethinking my plan now. Perhaps a modern 10 gauge sxs, followed in a year or two by a BP double gun.

perhaps.......
 
I love the 10! I've owned a few & shot lots. I shot a pair of Spanish SxSs very well and for pass shooting they were hard to beat. I had an Ithica auto and a BPS, did not like the pump. A guy at the range had an O/U in 10, it did not fit me well & was brutal. Over decoys the 10 may be too much. That said the old Win lever 87 was a hoot (lead) and shot some upland with it :) Not ideal but fun. I've sold my 10s as I can not deal with the weight & bulk due to my back. Make sure it fits & have at it:) good luck.
 
I love my double 10. She's a beast but kills well. It patterns better then all 3 of my 3.5" 12gas. I won't shoot more then 40 yards with my 12s but I feel confident with the 10. And with 32" barrels you never stop your swing
 
I have used a 10ga for 5 years now and love it for geese, however it is too much gun for ducks. I also shoot a 12ga. and do not find much diffrence in price form 3.5 - 12ga. to 3.5 - 10ga. shells.
I also find the recoil to be about the same, or should I say I do not notice any recoil when shooting at geese with either guage.
Overall I think either guage is good I started using the 10ga when I first started hunting geese in southren Alberta. I was not that good at getting birds to decoy which resulted in long shots if we wanted any action at all. I seemed to take a lot more birds home when I started using the 10ga. Now with a few years of learning how to get birds into the decoys I do not see much diffrence in which gun I use.
 
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