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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #30 on: January 26, 2014, 06:16:55 PM »
darn good shootin...
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2014, 06:15:24 AM »
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2014, 09:28:22 AM »
Looks like you have a shooter!
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #33 on: January 27, 2014, 11:05:57 AM »
good shooting
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2014, 05:29:07 PM »
Quote from: "KHickam"
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I'd say 1st cousins at least if not sisters. :hey-hey

And, ridjrunr, that is dang good shooting.
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2014, 08:28:04 PM »
thanks,couldnt be happier with it
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #36 on: January 28, 2014, 09:59:26 PM »
Now you see dan , smooth bore are not suposed to shoot that good LMAO .
 i seem to recall trying to talk you into getting a smooth bore along time ago . BUT oHHHHHHHHH no you were alltied up in those  plains rifles   :toast
good shooting there budy
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #37 on: January 28, 2014, 11:06:25 PM »
LOL,ya but now that you mention it,..speaking of plains rifles, like Hawkens and stuff.I need to talk with YOU about a .58 cal. tapered Large barrel I have.  :toast
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #38 on: January 30, 2014, 10:41:24 AM »
Dan,
Have you had a chance to shoot any bird-shot out of that new gun yet?   I bought a bag of shot for mine this week, based on the price you would have thought I was buying gold.
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #39 on: January 30, 2014, 01:50:15 PM »
No I haven't pd,but I have some. Maybe this weekend I will be able to try that out.
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #40 on: January 30, 2014, 03:17:44 PM »
Ridj, I hope you have better luck finding new shot than what I've experienced.

Like PD, I was totally floored last year when I went to buy a bag of shot.
$49.95 plus tax comes to about $54.00 here is this state...I left it at the store.
I have been shooting re-claimed shot for some three or four years now, and although I don't like it, I suspect I will use it until it's gone.
The only defense I have against such prices is simply not to buy it, which will likely change nothing, but I totally refuse to pay that kind of money for a bag of shot!!  :evil:

Besides that I'm totally capable of making drop-shot myself, and although I don't particularly care for that either, it will do fine for the little hunting I get done with my smoothies.

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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #41 on: January 30, 2014, 03:44:26 PM »
luckly i have 3 bags left of #7 1/2 , and #4  not to mention a couble bags of reclaimed shot . when thats gone , it will be drop shot for me . im not going to pay those kinds of prices
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #42 on: January 30, 2014, 06:03:11 PM »
What I do is go by old gun stores - lots of time people will bring ammunition in with old guns they sell - most stores don't want to sell the ammunition but I was given a few boxes and I just took the shell apart and kept the shot
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #43 on: January 30, 2014, 06:42:12 PM »
I have a couple of plastic juice bottles with some that was given too me. so i will start with that.
definately something to think about(price of shot)
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #44 on: April 12, 2014, 11:42:40 AM »
[be taking the trade gun out for Spring Turkey this year    got a nice bird last fall  with it  been fooling around working up my loads and thinking of have the  barrel Jug choked.   seems to be ok for now but want to reach out ju a bit more  any one else shooting this spring
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