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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ NID barrels |
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Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:40 am
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Joined: 30 Sep 2019
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Location: Colorado
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BH, I’d echo, the “measure first, cut second” advice.
Then I’d quote Mr. Ithaca himself, Walt Snyder: “They are only original once.”
One of my NID’s is choked F-F. I load two types of spreaders, the disc and the X. My patterning has shown the disc (with 1/8 of the load on top) to open the pattern more than the X. So when I’m shooting this particular NID I shoot a disc in the right barrel and an X in the left. That gives me a LM-IM combination that I like and get good results with. (And with Cheddites coming in so many different colors, use a dedicated color for each load making it simple and quick to know what you’re shooting.)
And Bryon, thanks for your spreader recipe. I’m going to try that. Who knows, I may be loading and stocking 3 spreader loads. |
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Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:50 pm
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Joined: 28 Jan 2021
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Location: Da Far Nord MN or South Oz
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| Savage16 wrote: |
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My 1935 version is at the other end of the spectrum condition wise, so I've anguished over getting it opened up or even having it tubed. I'd say you should find someone with a bore gauge,not just a drop in choke checker, to see what you have in thousandths. A friend measured mine at 15 & 32, yet I can still hit pheasants. Never have taken it after woods birds but would have to use spreaders for that. Congrats on the gun. What year is yours?
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Thanks! Based on the serial numbers it appears to have been made mid-late 1926.
Happy to keep it as is and use it for open country birds like sharpies and huns.
Brian |
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