Author Topic: Well you wanted a range report (Read 704 times)

single shot shooter · « **on:** December 18, 2004, 12:08:56 PM »

went and shot my 20" 12 ga pardner today that i had rem chokes installed in. shot at 25 yards with a ported turkey choke and put 26 pellets of low brass #6's in a 1 1/2" circle. shot a few clays with the improved cylinder and it would dust them. the full choke shot almost as good as the turkey tube. this was my own little creation and i am VERY pleased with it.

gwhilikerz · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2004, 02:29:44 PM »

O Great single shot shooter Now I have another project to put on the back burner :grin:

single shot shooter · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2004, 06:15:52 PM »

:grin: :grin: it is a real shooter, cant wait to take her out hunting. the extended ported turkey tube looks real nice on it too.

Markus · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2004, 02:47:19 AM »

I'll bet it carries great and gets on target quick as well . I'm doing a shortened barrel project now myself. I think mine is just going to be a smooth bore slug gun.

single shot shooter · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2004, 08:14:34 AM »

markus,
Itis great for moving targets and will bust clays great, cant wait for some rabbit or quail :twisted: . I had planned on rifle sights on this one to shoot slugs too but it's just too nice to change. i'm working on a .410 slug/buckshot gun from a rossi .410 cant wait to see how it turns out :grin:

je265 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 20, 2004, 11:27:09 AM »

Hello to everyone here. I just found this forum a couple of weeks ago and have been reading alot and learning many things. Single Shot Shooter, I see that you are thinking of a 410 for slugs/buckshot. I have a NEF that I created from scratch that I will share the idea. I had a 22" youth barrel drilled and tapped at the factory for a scope base, I know their literature says they don't drill & tap standard shotgun barrels but they will do a 410 because there is so much steel in the barrel. I added a monte carlo synthetic rear stock and synthetic forend and then had a gunsmith chop off the choke to leave me with a cyl bore. I added a 4x leupold shotgun scope and shoot 3" brenekee slugs into 1" groups at 25 yds. I haven't been to the outdoor range to try it past 25 yds, I have access to a 25 yd indoor range where I work. I will try and learn how to post a picture as I am proud of this gun and I think others will like to see it. Later

Markus · « **Reply #6 on:** December 20, 2004, 11:51:23 AM »

JE that sounds like an intresting little gun. What is it's purpose? I'd love to see what it looks like. A few years back a local gun shop had a tamer with a red dot on it.

je265 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2004, 12:29:31 PM »

Hello Markus,
I built up the 410 as a coyote gun because many times I have coyotes hang up at 40-75 yds. when I call them in. I usually hunt with a 12 ga with #2 shot which is really a 30-40 yd gun at best. I hunt mostly small farms and would be afraid with a centerfire round because of houses and livestock. Massachusetts has some dumb laws in that you can hunt with a 30-06 for coyotes during the day but you can't hunt with slugs or buckshot outside of deer season. Hevi-shot just made a new coyote load that is size "T" shot which would be killer for coyotes but anything larger than #2 shot is against the law. I'm hoping for 2"-3" groups at 50 or 75 yds with slugs and if I get that I may take it coyote hunting out of state. The advantage to the 410 over a rifle is in between calling stands I could slip in some bird shot and shoot a rabbit or grouse if they are in season if I came accross one.
Regards,
Jim

MSP Ret · « **Reply #8 on:** December 20, 2004, 01:24:51 PM »

, Welcome aboard JE265 and Merry CHRISTmas to you, that .410 sounds like a handy little rig. Access to a 25 yard range where you work huh? Is it, could it be, might you work in uniform occasionally?, and if so that would make a handy cruiser gun for the night shift ....<><.... :grin: