Pork, The 20 ga. is a trojan I got from some lady selling her husbands guns (he pasted away).THe 12 ga is a titanic steel it was my fathers.He got the gun ,then was afraid to use it.Have 5 ars 2 are wilson combats,1 rock river arms,colt,& bushmaster.I have a m1 grand,m-14,ar-10.Almost got a 50 bmg once a buddy talk me out it.I have a bunch of hunt rifes but i only use one my tika 270 i love that gun.I also have a rem 700 pss in 308 that gun is a tactdriver.A bunch of handgun,3 or 4 glocks also my duty gun,hamerless 38 off duty gun,3 1911s love that platform.God it was great being single for gun buying now with a wife & an 8 year old my overtime dont go so far now.I did buy my litte girl a pink 22 & a single shot 410/20 ga.Cant wait til she 10.Had to trade some guns for my new dog (had him 2 seasons now) a great dog ,with the best nose better than any dog i had before him.Worth every gun i traded guns i never used.

Great stuff and super story. The pink gun will pay dividends too. 2 years go by in the blink of an eye.

pork,your right time sure does fly

I hate to say this, but as you get older they go even faster. The kids seem to grow in years not months......Bob

Hey guys I am lookig for some advise/thoughts on bird guns. I currently shoot a Mossburg 500 pump 12ga. I have had it for almost 30 years shoots good and have killed alot of birds with it. I mainly hunt pheasant. I was considering a over and under 12ga or 20ga versus a simi auto. Any input would be appriciated Thanks Mack133

mack, welcome to the forum. Before I give a suggestion can you answer a few more questions for me? First, approximately what are you looking to spend? Second, do you want new or will you buy a used gun? And finally, is the gun only going to be used for Phez or will it also be used for Grouse, Ducks, Geese, Pumpkins?

Mack, Go to www.cdnnsports.com. They just came out with a new catalog and have some very nice O/U's at some very nice prices. Download their catalog and take a look. You might find something you like.......Bob

Mack, I like s x s or o/u guns you have two different chokes ,I like double triggers on my side by sides

I really like my Winchester 101 XTR 20 ga.

Pullit, that's a fine lookin' piece of lumber attached to that stackpole. Barrel length?

TB

Wow, beautiful wood like TB said.

thank you for the kind works about my gun.
I picked the wood out from a guy in LasVegas and had a guy here in TN make the stock for me.

Tarheel the barrels are 28"

I shoot either a Citori Skeet model or Ugartechea AOC both in 28ga. I have also in the last couple years started shooting my 20ga. Ithaca Flues with 3/4oz. loaded in 2 3/4" hulls cut down to 2 9/16" on Mearns Quail.

i have a browning o/u 528 -12 ga. going pheasant hunting have all the choke tubes for it ic, icm, m, f, sk what tubes should i use and what order first shot then 2nd thank you

Depending on how close your are getting to the birds I would go with i/c and mod with the mod being the second barrel on birds going away. If the birds are getting up a ways out you could go with a i/mod in the second barrel if you have one. I would make a selection and stick with it. You can always drop to a larger(numericaly lower) shot size if you feel you need to. I shoot 6's @1350fps with i/c and i/mod out of my 28ga at pheasants but am not taking shots over about 30 yards, anything over that I would use 4 or 5's at the same velocity . Look for a clean kill if you think you are on target and if you seem to cripple to many drop your shot size till you get what you are after. Just my 2 cents. Good hunting.