what do you use for grouse partridge and why?

20 gauge is great for grouse. There several choices for budget O/U guns. I have a Baikal, and other than it being clunky and ugly, have no compaints.
 
More concerned with reliability andquality then looks something thats gonna shoot birds for years and not break the bank would O/U be better then sxs or is it mainly personal preference?
I have a old beater mossberg 500 thats done the job for years but wouldnt mind putting a o/u in the safe LOL
 
I use all sorts of gauges, the important thing thing I look for as opposed to gauge is shot size and shot payload.
In a 12 gauge for instance taking things to the extreme, light 7/8oz charge of 9's will work better than a 1 1/4oz charge of 2's .
In a 20, a 7/8 oz load of 8's is fine.
Some guys like bigger shot to get through heavy leaves , branches and such however.
One has to experiment a bit to find out what works personally.
Cat
 
A 22 is a lot of fun. Also less chance of meat damage. I also use an over under 12ga.
I made the mistake of using my Ruger SR-22 for grouse this year. Fish and game came up to me with weapons drawn because they thought I was hunting with an AR-15. I'll be getting one of those nice magpul stocks for my 10/22 now.

20ga over under is nice. Mossberg makes a Silver reserve II that is worth looking at. Also if you can find a Canuck dealer, they make an over under too.
 
.22 or my bow for the grouse. Partridge the one I've gotten was with a 12ga #2 2 3/4. The damned Partridge seem to get me more than I do them tho. They seem to flush from right under my foot and scare the S**# out of me everytime.
 
I peresonal have used a rock a stick a slinghsot, my then 300 Winmag (head shots) 870 WingMaster with 7-1/2 shot and of course now the Remington 1100 in 20 gauge with anything from 7-1/2 shot to number 4's .
The situation dictated the use of the weapon to take the grouse at the time.
I found that they where the hardest to hit was when they where on a kamikaze run from right to left at about 20 yrds and about 8 foot off the ground.
Buggah aced me on that one.
Rob
 
Chiapas's double badger in .410/.22LR. It was cheap, and its short, light, and folds in half. It came from the factory with ghost ring fiber optic sights, which are great.

I've also taken a few with my 590A1 and target loads.
 
Which ovee under model and make would you all reccomend or people with o/u experience
Options I have found
Stevens
Stoeger, Mossberg, Winchester Baikal?
 
I use one of multiple 28ga, 20ga, or 12ga pump actions or semi-auto shotguns with a modified choke and 3/4 to 1oz. handload of extra hard #6 shot at 1290-1300fps. I've found that #6 shot produces less cripples once you get out past 25yds on going away shots.
 
My Fabarm 12g with 2 3/4" 7.5 target load is my grouse go to, patterned with the right choke. It basically takes their little heads clean off, most pellets I've had to pick out was about 3 or 4. Minimal if any meat damage, key is patterning and knowing your poa/poi at different distances.
 
Most of these birds were shot with a Tikka 412s with 28 gauge tubes in it using skeet loads of 3/4oz of 9's
Many of the shots were in the trees or high weeds.
My birds are always shot flying because I hunt over dogs for the most part
Cat

This
pair was shot with a FAIR 28 gauge using 7/8 oz of 7 1/2's
 
FLHTCUI said:
I peresonal have used a rock a stick a slinghsot, my then 300 Winmag (head shots) 870 WingMaster with 7-1/2 shot and of course now the Remington 1100 in 20 gauge with anything from 7-1/2 shot to number 4's .
The situation dictated the use of the weapon to take the grouse at the time.
I found that they where the hardest to hit was when they where on a kamikaze run from right to left at about 20 yrds and about 8 foot off the ground.
Buggah aced me on that one.
Rob
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Yer into the hewch agin, aint'cha Rubber-toezs?
 
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