Article on the 10 Gauge

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For those who might be interested, here is a nice article on the 10 Gauge.The part where they say the 10 gauge BPS is discontinued is wrong.Browning still has listed on their site ,a 10 gauge BPS.The 10 gauge Browning Gold is discontinued.



https://www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/10-gauge/
 
For serious goose hunting I always pack a 10ga. However the Ministry has chosen to screw my area over and only allow 2 goose limit during the regular season so I don't take my goose hunting to seriously locally. There's a rediculus amount of geese that fly thru lake St Claire and Rondeau bay area

I do still enjoy turkey hunting with a 10ga just because I can. However it's more like swatting 2.25oz loads really leave no reason to not get a Tom. However I'm drawn to the lighter weight 20s now for turkey

I do still want to take a bear with a 10ga. It's something I've yet to try

Long live the 10
 
Always love when I hear a 3 1/2" 12 gauge will do anything a ten will. Apparently theyve never owned a 10. Its in a class all its own and no 12 will ever compete with a 10 with equally skilled shooters!! Just a fact. Im old enough and lucky enough to have used them waterfowling legally with lead. Federal premium 2 1/4 ounce copper plated buffered 4,2,BB were lethal to anything with wings. I cant imagine what the range would be with the correct choke and Tungsten. Many use the smaller gauges, myself included, for waterefowl and turkey hunting with the advancement in ammo.
 
Longstud said:
Always love when I hear a 3 1/2" 12 gauge will do anything a ten will. Apparently theyve never owned a 10. Its in a class all its own and no 12 will ever compete with a 10 with equally skilled shooters!! Just a fact. Im old enough and lucky enough to have used them waterfowling legally with lead. Federal premium 2 1/4 ounce copper plated buffered 4,2,BB were lethal to anything with wings. I cant imagine what the range would be with the correct choke and Tungsten. Many use the smaller gauges, myself included, for waterefowl and turkey hunting with the advancement in ammo.
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SPOT ON !!!! X2 The days of pass shooting high flying Mallards wth 2oz of #4 lead was something to witness the yardege that you could hit them was unreal. Still have my SP 10.
 
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warzaw said:
SPOT ON !!!! X2 The days of pass shooting high flying Mallards wth 2oz of #4 lead was something to witness the yardege that you could hit them was unreal. Still have my SP 10.
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I hear you friend . I gave up guiding many years ago and my Ten nicknamed Black Death was given away to a fellow Nutr way way up North that hunts for sustinence for his local community. Yes some still live the old way!! Until someone witnesses what a skilled shooter and a 10 gauge is capable of its just folklore untill you see birds drop from distances most wouldnt even look at. I owned two different SP 10s and three Browning BPSs until settling on my Black Death, BPS in black synthetic with 30 in barrels and two different CompN Chokes for different size shot. Lots of fond memories of what that gun did.
 
warzaw said:
SPOT ON !!!! X2 The days of pass shooting high flying Mallards wth 2oz of #4 lead was something to witness the yardege that you could hit them was unreal. Still have my SP 10.
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Myself I am a late bloomer and just barely had time to become proficient with lead until the 1996(?) ban on lead for waterfowl. On foggy mornings near Buffalo Pound, one could planely hear the throaty deeper boom of the fewer 10 gauge anti air battery versus the more numerous 12s. Fond memories.
 
Brutus said:
On a similar note, I am quite surprised Canada goose does not have a spring season. Would love to swing my 10 upon them.
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Funny you should say that. When I was out at dawn in Eastern ON this last weekend, quite near the border with Quebec, shots started up as soon as it became light out and I was told it was land owners doing some legal goose shooting, LOL.
 
Doesn't take much historical research the gold mining security of this nation, the mighty 10 was often on duty for shipments.
Years ago missed out on a SxS 10 gauge, antique, muzzleloader (auction) once used by the New Brunswick Gold Company(?) Seen a picture once of Alberta Rocky Mountain miners hovering over a bundle of ore. A 1901 Winchester propped muzzle upwards nearby.
 
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About a year later GunsAmerica had up for sale a Francotte 10 gauge SxS in smokeless 2 7/8inch chambers.
Weighed 8 and a half pounds on the button. Built between both world wars. At a steal of a price, seemingly in superior condition.
Some lucky fellow owns it now.
 
I had a couple of 3 1/2" 12s and it didn't take long for me to realize that I wanted more than a 3" shell, going to a 10 was a smart choice...well...at least a more fun choice.

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It doesn't get hunted much, but it's fun for the occasional pass shooting days I have.

Cory
 
why would you even compare a 3.5 1/ ga to a 10 ga two totally different beasts the12 ga 3.5 in was designed for steel shot not lead
then one step further a 2 1/4 oz of no 4 lead will shoot no further than a 1 1/2 oz of no 4 lead
just a denser pattern
 
Big Bad said:
Funny you should say that. When I was out at dawn in Eastern ON this last weekend, quite near the border with Quebec, shots started up as soon as it became light out and I was told it was land owners doing some legal goose shooting, LOL.
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It was probably hunters shooting Snow Geese. There is a legal spring season in certain south Eastern Ontario municipalities and also in Quebec.
 
CoryTheCowboy said:
I had a couple of 3 1/2" 12s and it didn't take long for me to realize that I wanted more than a 3" shell, going to a 10 was a smart choice...well...at least a more fun choice.

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It doesn't get hunted much, but it's fun for the occasional pass shooting days I have.

Cory
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That's a great picture ,Cory.
 
Longstud said:
Always love when I hear a 3 1/2" 12 gauge will do anything a ten will. Apparently theyve never owned a 10. Its in a class all its own and no 12 will ever compete with a 10 with equally skilled shooters!! Just a fact. Im old enough and lucky enough to have used them waterfowling legally with lead. Federal premium 2 1/4 ounce copper plated buffered 4,2,BB were lethal to anything with wings. I cant imagine what the range would be with the correct choke and Tungsten. Many use the smaller gauges, myself included, for waterefowl and turkey hunting with the advancement in ammo.
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Agreed! I have a BPS 10 gauge. Back when we were still allowed to use lead, a 2 1/4oz of lead BB on Canada geese will make a believer out of you. Nothing hits like a 10.
 
I shoot a 42” barrelled 10ga water Fowler from 1875 with a 3.5” chamber loaded with BP. It’s absolute death. Destroys everything it hits. Very stout kick with the 42” barrel and a very tight choke. Going to do up some bismuth loads for geese this year.
 
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