The Classic Goose Gun

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Now guys, you have all heard the stories. Been around for a great many years. Some fellow in the corner of the field and every time a goose came over, 90 yards in the air, he shot it down. Finally, you/he/some guy walks over to see what kind of a gun the fellow has. Low and behold, it is a single shot, with a barrel three feet long!
If you lived in Kansas, North Dakota, Manitoba or Saskatchewan, you maybe knew the shooter!!
So yesterday, there I am, looking at the original long range goose gun. A model 840 Cooey with a 36 inch barrel in great shape and will shoot 2 3/4 or 3 inch shells, but not at the same time. I don't own it and don't intend to own it, but if someone did want to own it, I wonder what would be a reasonable amount to pay for it?

(Please, don't anyone spoil my story by saying a long barrel shotgun doesn't shoot any "harder" than a short barrelled one!)
 
I bought a Marlin bolt goose gun off here for 150+ shipping. It puts 17 pellets into a turkey head target at 80yds(3" #5). Only reason I never tried further back is I started at 40yds, going back 5 at a time and my shoulder was getting sore. Beautiful gun.

Couldn't find a 20ga twin in Canada, but managed to find an offbreed clone made in NY, again on here, again 150+ shipping. Beautiful gun. Patterned it at 45 yds, haven't shot it since, will get the wife onto it a month or so before turkey next spring.

With the marlin 12ga, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot geese at 100-120yds with #2's.
No idea of the price of a single shot, (here in AB you couldn't legally hunt with it), but if you want to shoot geese without shoveling at 4AM.....
 
Not only were they goose guns, .. they were the ultimate gun for shooting seaducks from the rocks... very popular for such in Newfoundland, as well as for seal. I had a friend looking for one just the other day for turr hunting off the rocks.

I once had the cooey with 36.. as well as bolt action, I want to say mossberg (might be wrong) with a 36

IMHO, $150...for good condition... If someone wants more than that, put an add in the Newfoundland buy and sell and say you want a 3 inch barrel goose, seaduck gun,... and you'll pay $150..

You'll get enough emails to fill the inbox,... I'd also suspect that a few of them would not be registered.
 
There's no distinction under "definitions". By that logic using a 416 double rifle would be perfectly legal.

We've always interpreted it to mean exactly what it says....no single shots for migratory game.

If you're using one I'd suggest calling F&W to make sure you're OK.
 
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From the Reg's "it's unlawful to"

3. hunt a migratory game bird using
A) a firearm loaded with a single bullet
B) lead shot
C) a cross-bow

Suka, A single shot shotgun is perfectly legal to hunt Migratory birds in Alberta. What you can not use is a rifle or firearm that is loaded with a single bullet. Shells loaded with BB's, #2 and the like are all perfectly legal. Get that gun out there and get some geese.
 
Suka said:
There's no distinction under "definitions". By that logic using a 416 double rifle would be perfectly legal.

We've always interpreted it to mean exactly what it says....no single shots for migratory game.

If you're using one I'd suggest calling F&W to make sure you're OK.
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A double rifle is loaded with a single bullet in each barrel. A shotgun shell is not a "bullet" - a bullet is a single projectile loaded into a rifle cartridge or a slug loaded into a shotgun shell. Many people still confuse cartridges/shells with "bullets". I am very very confident that the Alberta regs do not outlaw single shot shotguns for waterfowl.
 
No, a double rifle fires a single bullet from one round of ammunition. A shotgun discharges multiple projectiles from one round of ammunition (unless loaded with slugs) and thus cannot be loaded with a single bullet by definition. The regulations state a single bullet, not a single round of ammunition.

If we were to believe that the prohibition against hunting migratory birds with a firearm loaded with a single bullet prohibits single shot shotguns, two conclusions must be drawn:

1. It is illegal to have a single cartridge loaded in a double or repeating shotgun. By this logic, you are in violation of the law if you fire your gun and have only one round remaining loaded into it.
2. Rifles are acceptable, so long as they are loaded with more than one round of ammunition loaded with one bullet each.

It seems clear to me that the intent of the regulation is to prohibit the use of firearms firing a single projectile for migratory bird hunting, not single shot shotguns.
 
Single shot shotguns are still legal to shoot ducks with everywhere that I know of.
The regs in N.B. read much the same but I've never come across anyone misinterpreting them that badly.
 
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