Clyinder bore, just for riot guns?

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Gentlemen, I currently have a Winchester model 50 12 bore that has been cut to 24" and is Cylinder bore. I have had great success with it on ruffed grouse this past season. I am in the process of having a 16 bore semi auto (Remington 1148) trimmed down to 24" (former Full choke) and it will be Cylinder Bore of course. Both of these guns are primarily to be used for grouse and woodcock. I wonder if anyone has used a cylinder bored shotgun for other purposes such as decoying water fowl or open plains game birds such a Sharp tails or Huns. Any type of shot shell, shot size combo recommendations would be appreciated. Any experiences with using steel shot in a cylinder bore would be of interest also. I know they are suitable for slugs and buckshot but that is beyond the scope of my interest.

regards, Darryl
 
I really like the 24 inch barrel for turkey hunting but we have chokes put in them .you could have yours cut down and have chokes installed it would give you a lot more use out of your shot gun .you could screw in a mod choke for ducks and geese Dutch
 
Chokes are not an option for my 16 bore. No one in Canada has the tooling to thread a 16 bore for chokes. Briley in the US does it but the cost is just too high. As for my 12 bore I have a lot of screw in choked guns already.

Darryl
 
I've dropped Mallards out to 30 yards (when I can hit them) with a CYL bore 24" Remington 11 in 16 Gauge using factory Federal #4 steel. Also shot grouse out to about ~35 yards using factory Federal lead #6s with the same gun.

Last fall I made some of my most spectacular kills on decoying ducks when I had the Poly-Choke on my Auto-5 Magnum Twelve set to "SLUG" (I guess that's CYL bore) using 3" #3 steel.

I find 24" to be more of a "poke" (close flushing grouse and jumped ducks) barrel length than a comfortable "swinging" length for me.

Maybe I should drop the "IMP" from my signature line...

Cory
 
The gun on the left is a 28" barrled O/U in 28 gauge, first barrel is cylinder bore, second barrel is IC
The gun on the right is a black powder 12 bore hammer double ,CYL/CYL. 26" barrels

Those chukkers are not slow!
Neither are the pheasants in this photo that were shot with a muzzle loader, CYL/CYL.
 
I've shot lots of game with one of my 870s with a 20" cylinder rifle sight slug barrel. It actually patterns my 1oz #6 shot reloads and Challenger 1 1/4oz #2 steel loads really well out to 40yds. Not that I purposely use it out that far but when it's what's in my hand and the opportunity arises...it'll go bang! lol
 
One of my favourite shotguns is a Baikal SxS 12 gauge that I had cut down from 28" to 26" - so now pretty much a cylinder bore. I do really well on grouse, snipe, quail and ducks. Anything within about 30 yards. Like any scattergun, it pays to pattern it with a few different loads. For whatever reason, this one does really well with Federal 1 oz of #4 steel for ducks. You'd think heavier loads might be better (more pellets and all), but they just don't perform as well in this gun.

just a word of warning - for duck hunting, I sometimes have to ask a hunting buddy to finish off cripples. If a duck isn't killed outright and glides or swims out a bit, it will quickly be out of range for the no-choke gun. Have a fast dog or go with someone that has a gun with more reach, or be prepared to lose a few more cripples.
 
I prefer full chokes for skeet and trap but when hunting small game and doves and ducks cyl bore works just fine. 15-20% of your core pattern will center the same as any choke. Put that pattern where I needs to be and you can do unbelievable things
 
badgreenbird said:
One of my favourite shotguns is a Baikal SxS 12 gauge that I had cut down from 28" to 26" - so now pretty much a cylinder bore. I do really well on grouse, snipe, quail and ducks. Anything within about 30 yards. Like any scattergun, it pays to pattern it with a few different loads. For whatever reason, this one does really well with Federal 1 oz of #4 steel for ducks. You'd think heavier loads might be better (more pellets and all), but they just don't perform as well in this gun.

just a word of warning - for duck hunting, I sometimes have to ask a hunting buddy to finish off cripples. If a duck isn't killed outright and glides or swims out a bit, it will quickly be out of range for the no-choke gun. Have a fast dog or go with someone that has a gun with more reach, or be prepared to lose a few more cripples.
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I too once owned a Baikal hammerless SxS that was Mister Armegeddon with 00 buckshot on running jackrabbits. My reward for loaning it out to a newly arrived airman from Quebec, was for it to come back home in three pieces!

never again........
 
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