grouse gun
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I use almost exclusively a Citori 20 Gauge for "grouse" and for "road partridge" I use a stevens single shot .410 and occasionally my Citori.
it is illegal to use a .22 for birds on PEI due to our population density.
it is illegal to use a .22 for birds on PEI due to our population density.
Have a 12g bolt but never used the 20. Here's my chicken of choice gun. .22 over 20 Savage 24C. CB's are about the perfect .22 shell for grouse. No "BANG" and very little damage if it is a body and not a noggin shot.
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I should mention that I did some mods on the Savage. Factory sights are prone to being bumped out of wack due to the thin amount of metal on the dovetail that holds them so I put a set of Marbles flipups on. Problem solved. I also put Colonial slimline choke tubes in it to make it a bit more versatile since the factory choke is cylindar. Don't put slugs through the full or the modified tubes
We call them "ditch chickens" and I have taken a few with a slingshot and ball bearings. Because of the close distance I never use a shotgun for it destroys a lot of meat.
My carry gun (for camping, canoeing and behind the seat) is a browning semi-auto 22. It breaks down into a small Crappy Tire toolbox, its my first line chicken defense gun.
My carry gun (for camping, canoeing and behind the seat) is a browning semi-auto 22. It breaks down into a small Crappy Tire toolbox, its my first line chicken defense gun.
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I took my adopted city born and brought up 13 yearold native son up to PG last year,let him see me call in a nice bull[unfortionately not a 2 point,it was a moot point whether he could have shot it under status rules,but I didn't want to be in a potentially questionable situation],let him shoot some chickens, showed him how to pull the breasts out, cut them into strips,rolled themin dry pancake batter mix then fried them''chicken mcbush nuggets''-and he was hooked....this year I have been getting a nice single shot cooey ready to give him-refinished the stock, put on a 4x BUSHNELL 22 scope and recut and crowned the barrel-perfect first gun for a kid-single shot.I figured I had to give him his own 22-or I wouldn't get a chance to use mine.
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so....how short could you cut a barrel of a 20 guage for a short range grouse gun[like 20''?]-where the average shot is only 10 or 20 yards.I realise you would lose the choke,but how important is a choke for close range shots?
I have tried coachguns (20") and they were terrible to swing and handle, totally unbalanced. for me i like a 26" on a O/U or a SXS and on a semi or a pump, I like 21"-24"
It just balances so well.
My bother in law gave me an old cooey 20 gauge made in Coberg Ont. what a piece of c**p to look at. The guy at the bait shop told me to use it for an anchor. I took it North with me anyway that week I got 29 birds and calf moose one shot 40 yards, looks can be deceiving
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Unfortunately it is no longer legal in Manitoba to shoot birds with a centerfire rifle, but in jurisdictions that are less draconian even a .375 (slightly down loaded - 270 @ 1200) can make a decent grouse/ptarmigan gun. The pic was taken before the law changed, or was in Nunavut, I don't recall.
I've got a nice old Beretta 12g O/U in the safe, a 20g Beretta semi-auto that I absolutely love, a 10/22 that is deadly to 50 yards.... but the gun that I have taken the most grouse with is the cheap, ugly, single shot .410 that I bought for 149.00 on a whim.
It's light, shoots straight, to my suprise it actually patterns quite well, and doesn't seem to care how it is treated.
It's light, shoots straight, to my suprise it actually patterns quite well, and doesn't seem to care how it is treated.
