The power of birdshot.

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Out for grouse at one of my favorite sports near Regina.
I came upon a little copse where i took a grouse last season.
Sure enough, as i got close a ruffie explodes from cover and flys away fast. Down him with a target load from my over under.
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I thought this little island of trees might hold some more, so i cautiously made my way through it.
Im just nearing the edge of the woods when another bird decides im too close and high tails it outta there.
I have about 2 seconds to mount my shotgun, aim and get the shot off before hes gone.
Boom! To my surprise a small tree falls down around me.
It turns out you can miss seeing a 3 inch thick tree 6 feet in front of you when you are concetrating on a rapidly escaping grouse.
What really surprised me was the destructive power of a 12 gauge 2 3/4 inch Challenger target load.
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I lost sight of the bird as the top of the tree crashed down and spent 20 minutes in a fruitless search for the bird, just in case a pellet or two got through.
Bird shot at close range is no joke.
 

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When I was 7 or 8 years old this was my fathers idea of an intro to firearm safety. He had me stand next to him, loaded his M12 with a Canuck Heavy 5 and blew a fence post in half from 10 feet or so. My eyes were like saucers as I inspected the sun bleached shattered old tamarack post with some of the pellets still firmly imbedded in the wood. Also firmly recall the sweet waxy smell of that fresh fired Canuck hull...
 
Just nothing like the smell of those old Canuck, Dominion, Imperial paper and plastic shells, still have some, and every once in awhile
Fire off a few for the smell LOL
 
Ha. Funny thing, i bought some old paper shells at the Regina gun show in January. The first tube of the O/U had one in it. The first grouse that flew i raised up and Click! I got him with the second ( a modern shell)
I tried shooting it again but no ignition. I wanted a fired paper hull to bring home for my daughters to smell.
I remember that sweet smell as a kid.
 
M12shooter said:
When I was 7 or 8 years old this was my fathers idea of an intro to firearm safety. He had me stand next to him, loaded his M12 with a Canuck Heavy 5 and blew a fence post in half from 10 feet or so. My eyes were like saucers as I inspected the sun bleached shattered old tamarack post with some of the pellets still firmly imbedded in the wood. Also firmly recall the sweet waxy smell of that fresh fired Canuck hull...
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Our fathers must be related as I was given a similar lesson by the old man and his beloved M12 and an Imperial #4 half brass(his favorite). His simple words stay with me today" That is what a shotgun can do and I better not catch you pointing this gun at anything you don't want to kill". Still have the gun and every time I pick it up that day comes to mind. the other memory is the old man yelling "Where did all my half brass Imperials go" as we made ourselves scarce. He knew where they went as his smile showed through the gruff exterior when we dragged a rabbit or squirrel home to Mom.
 
fljp2002 said:
They sell chain saw for this...then again shooting is more fun
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I remember grandpa using his old Remington 31 as chainsaw every winter for the Christmas tree. Be out fox hunting and come across the one he thought Grandma would like and down she'd come. Have to do some trimming after bringing it home or course with an actual saw. Lol.
 
Elannor O'Connor killed a lioness with an Aya double 20ga and #8 shot point blank on a safari.Jack's wife............Harold
 
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