Re: Browning Gold 10 gauge

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Re: Browning Gold 10 gauge

how far can u shoot with 10 gauge ? how's the recoils too ? is the ammo cheap or expensive ? cause I'm thinking buying one later that's why I'm asking these question I'm a big waterfowl hunter I shoot all kinds of shells with 12 gauge 2 3/4 3 inch and 3 1/2
 
Theoretically range should be the same as with any other gauge. You're just shooting more shot in a larger bore size allowing for better patterns and shot column. The shot will still accelerate and decelerate at the same rate as the shot fired from a 12, 20 ga etc. Recoil will be more due to heavier payload. Ammo is expensive.

Buy one. Or get a Mossberg 935 in 12 ga that's overbored to 10 ga specs.
 
If you want one get one. Everything Mosin wrote is correct, the advantage of the 10 is tossing large payloads of large shot. If you want to increase your effective range time on the clays course with a good coach is where you'll see the best returns. The simple truth is that steel shot is a poor ballistic option and most factory loads are getting pretty ineffective beyond 50 yards, regardless of 12 or 10 gauge bore size.
If you really want to learn about increasing your effective range I encourage you to take a look at Duckhuntingchat. Folks over there particularly in the subforum regarding choke tubes, shotshells and reloading are a wealth of knowledge although I encourage you to wear rubber boots sometimes the manure is a little thick.
 
The previous posters are correct, the 10 only gives you a bigger payload and more recoil along with more expense, not more range. The advantage of the 10 is that you can put more pellets on the target and that may increase the effective range a bit.
Sporting clay's is time well spent for practicing long shots on birds, after that it's selecting the correct load and choke for the job.
 
The true 10ga is better than over bored 12ga bores as you will get a better gas seal with the wad. A 10ga will likely throw a better pattern of larger shot. I routinely out shoot my hunting partners whether i use my 10s or my 12s. Its not the gun or loads. I spend more time shooting skeet and am better at judging speed angles and range.
That said the browning gold is a great gun and is fairly soft shooting. I prefer my pump bps 10ga and my sxs 10ga for waterfowl pass shooting
Shells are more money and theres less variety and you will often have to mail order flats of shells which adds to the cost.
A major plus is your buddies with 12s cant borrow your ammo and forget to replace it lol
 
Practical hunting range is limited by both velocity and the pattern density ( number of pellets of a given size within a nominal 30" circle). Larger shot carries the velocity farther than smaller shot, especially with 'steel' shot. The ten gauge will accomodate more large pellets than smaller gauges and will carry the effective pattern density farther than smaller gauges. How much farther? Depends on so many variables - velocity, choke, shot amount, shot quality, wad, etc, etc., shooting and patterning many variables in your gun is the only way to really find out. Is it worth the more expensive gun, more expensiive ammo, added recoil? That's for you to decide and in practical terms it mostly depends on the type of hunting you want the big gun for. Shooting at moderate range over decoys, no advantage. Jump shooting smaller waterfowl species? Same thing. Long range pass shooting at big honkers? The big ten rules, this is what it was designed for.
 
With the 10 gauge you will feel like this
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And the geese up high may feel like this
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I have the older Gold 10 with steel receiver. A little heavier than the newer ones with aluminum receivers, so it may have less felt recoil. Nevertheless it handles well. I can only find shells with BB and 2 shot which are fine for geese. I wish I could find 4s for diver ducks but 2s still do the job.
 
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