I'm looking to get a grouse sxs shot gun, i dont want to spend a fortune(i know some sxs are in the thousands) Ive read good things about the remington 220. Now i'm currently trolling the EE for one, just wondering what brand i should keep my eye open for and stay away from
What should i buy for a sxs grouse gun?
- Thread starter stoop14
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After trying a sidebyside for a while, I decided that they are too wide to carry nice in the hand - a single shot carries really nice - kinda like a lever action - slim enough to wrap the hand around. The other hand holds a second shell - and a couple more are in the left pocket. A hundred bucks or so and it gets used.
Chop a few inches off the muzzle and rechoke it and it can be carried muzzle straight down with the trigger hand never leaving the grip - and never scooping snow.
Chop a few inches off the muzzle and rechoke it and it can be carried muzzle straight down with the trigger hand never leaving the grip - and never scooping snow.
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
This one carries about as well as any single shot around and it was under $1,000.!
Cat
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
If you aim for the head even when they are flying lead in the breast is very minimal.
Cat
He said a shotgun, newbie, not a rifle.
Honestly, how are you people shooting birds that you fill them with lead?
I do it by shooting way to much in front! LOL
Scott Bear
Regular
- Location
- Prince George
I have a Stevens 22-410. It's an over and under with a 22LR on top and a 410 shotgun on the bottom. I never got a chance for an accurate head shot with the 22 but the .410 left no shot in the meat at all at about 15 yards. It was a 2.5" shell and it can take 3" if needed. I practiced shooting at branches and it was dead-on every time. I was really impressed with the .410. Thought about getting a .410 or 28 gauge SXS or O/U, but by the time that happens the season will be over and I already have something that works.
I once read a thread about the perfect home defense shotgun and someone recommended a .410 pump with slugs. This, of course, is not an issue in Canada since you rely on the police to protect you! I laughed but after my grouse hunting experience the guy might be right, plus it is non-restricted, light and low recoil. I think in the firearms course book (or is it the CORE book) the .410 slug travels farther than any other slug. Haven't looked into how this translates into down range energy. This is not really important, just extra info.
I wouldn't hesitate to get a .410 single shot if I didn't already have that Stevens. They are usually under $150 and get the job done. I looked into Browning Citoris, CZ and some others and as much as it would be nice to get a new shotgun I'm not really sure if I want to dish out the cash at the moment.
Hope that helps.
I once read a thread about the perfect home defense shotgun and someone recommended a .410 pump with slugs. This, of course, is not an issue in Canada since you rely on the police to protect you! I laughed but after my grouse hunting experience the guy might be right, plus it is non-restricted, light and low recoil. I think in the firearms course book (or is it the CORE book) the .410 slug travels farther than any other slug. Haven't looked into how this translates into down range energy. This is not really important, just extra info.
I wouldn't hesitate to get a .410 single shot if I didn't already have that Stevens. They are usually under $150 and get the job done. I looked into Browning Citoris, CZ and some others and as much as it would be nice to get a new shotgun I'm not really sure if I want to dish out the cash at the moment.
Hope that helps.
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- Location
- London, Ontario
Stoeger Uplander...its little heavier then most and not super pretty but its a work horse.
Baikals are cheap and great guns. Cz offers a couple nice lil sxs's. The bobwhite has 2 triggers and a strtaight grip case hardend receiver and the ringneck singer trigger side plates the bobwhites are cheaper and both come in 410 28 20 16 and 12. If its to be only grouse I'd go for a 28ga or even a 410 bobwhite but if its gunna b taken bear or moose huntin as well I'd get a baikal 12ga ij58 and load 7/8oz shells and keep the mod barrel with a slug
Patrick Gidlet
CGN Regular
- Location
- Thunder Bay
For just over $1000, the Browning BSS is far and above the CZ SxS, and if you look you can find one for the same price as a CZ. The CZ is nice, as the frame fits the gauge, wheras the chunky Stevens and Baikals all seem to be build on the 12 ga frame.
Ahsan Ahmed
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
No arguments there. Still I imagine it would serve well for Waterfowl since a sxs will be comparatively convenient to load in tight confines such as a duck blind.
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
