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| < 16ga. Guns ~ 16ga Trojan |
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Sun May 20, 2007 11:45 am
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Just picked up one of those the other day. Stock a bit short (slip-on pad takes care of that), chokes WAY tight (.023/.028, which is like a tight IM/F), but never messed with. 1923 gun, chambers still short, bores really nice, quite a bit of CC left. Shot it surprisingly well at skeet, considering all the choke and the fact it has more drop than my other guns (but looks like I can live with the drop).
Will probably use it for the simulated pigeon ring at the UP Shoot, where lots of choke comes in handy, but expect I'll open it some eventually. Doubt I'll mess with the chambers. 2 3/4" shells (mostly 7/8 oz reloads) showed no signs of problems from the short chambers.
Makes a nice companion piece for my 28ga Parker Reproduction. |
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Sun May 20, 2007 1:17 pm
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Lemmie know before you go down to Cabelas with it 
Best of luck with it. |
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Sun May 20, 2007 2:07 pm
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| Larry, what is a "Simulated Pigeon Ring" ? ZZ Bird ? |
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Mon May 21, 2007 3:57 pm
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| "Simulated pigeon ring" is probably a poor description. The ring is real, with an oscillating trap in the middle. Throws clay birds with a "witness" (blaze orange tail) attached. Not only do you have to break the bird, but as in a real live pigeon shoot, the witness has to drop in the ring. You hope for a day with very little wind . . . |
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Mon May 21, 2007 5:05 pm
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Larry,
"Does the dirty work when the Army & Navy stay home". More fitting than an American and Japanese companion.  |
Last edited by MCHunter on Mon May 21, 2007 7:15 pm; edited 1 time in total
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1928 A. H. Fox CE 16ga. |
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Mon May 21, 2007 6:53 pm
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| Thanks Larry, sounds interesting. |
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Mon May 21, 2007 7:26 pm
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Remind me to not be on the other side of the ring  ! |
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I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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