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< 16ga. Guns ~ Remington 31L, reworked |
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:29 am
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Looks good! I had a lightweight 31 for a very short time. Too whippy for me and I couldn't hit a damned thing with it. |
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Thu Oct 10, 2013 2:34 pm
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Joined: 29 Sep 2008
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After a few days hunting with this gun, I really like it.
I like it enough that I may send it to Briley for thin wall chokes so that I can use it for pheasants. For grouse and woodcock it's just fine as it is. |
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Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:41 pm
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Does Orlen do back boring? If the forcing cone is lengthened for plastic wads, and the bore opened some it would have a denser pattern but the size of a cylinder choke. Shoot 7n's for Woodcock 6's for Grouse and 4's for Pheasants all with the same larger pattern. |
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Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:25 am
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Location: Williamsburg, VA
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byrdog wrote: |
Does Orlen do back boring?
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Mike Orlen's price sheet does list back boring. |
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Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:41 am
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Joined: 17 Oct 2013
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The standard 31 was steel. The finish was not blue, but, anodizing. |
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Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:11 am
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Joined: 24 Jun 2013
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Location: canandaigua - western n.y. (formerly deerhunter)
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I did a mini lightening of mine in lieu of going to MOO . I didn't do English on the stock , but can get it close by boring thru the grip tongue . Went with 26.5'' on the barrel cut , hoping to leave some choke - it just creams skeet birds . Success ! . While the opp presented itself , I left the barrel beadless to do some beadless shooting . To my surprise , worked well . Till I actually get some pheas in front of it , I'll shoot my 24 gram loads - happy happy - shoot soft even in that lightweight pump ! Glad the orig poster encouraged me to do this ! (just use a snap on bead so that it can be shot either way , beadless or beaded ) |
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Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:35 am
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Joined: 29 Sep 2008
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16gaDavis wrote: |
I did a mini lightening of mine in lieu of going to MOO . I didn't do English on the stock , but can get it close by boring thru the grip tongue . Went with 26.5'' on the barrel cut , hoping to leave some choke - it just creams skeet birds . Success ! . While the opp presented itself , I left the barrel beadless to do some beadless shooting . To my surprise , worked well . Till I actually get some pheas in front of it , I'll shoot my 24 gram loads - happy happy - shoot soft even in that lightweight pump ! Glad the orig poster encouraged me to do this ! (just use a snap on bead so that it can be shot either way , beadless or beaded )
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Cool - any pictures? |
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Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:27 am
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Joined: 09 Jan 2013
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Location: Florida
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[quote="byrdog"]Does Orlen do back boring? If the forcing cone is lengthened for plastic wads, and the bore opened some it would have a denser pattern but the size of a cylinder choke. Shoot 7n's for Woodcock 6's for Grouse and 4's for Pheasants all with the same larger pattern.[/quote
He also does jug chokes, that would be another option. |
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Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:12 pm
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Joined: 29 Sep 2008
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This 31L might be one of my favorite grouse guns ever.
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Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:10 am
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Joined: 24 Mar 2010
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Location: Northwest PA
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calebg wrote: |
This 31L might be one of my favorite grouse guns ever.
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Agreed!
We both owe Checo a big thanks. |
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Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:18 pm
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dap wrote: |
calebg wrote: |
This 31L might be one of my favorite grouse guns ever.
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Agreed!
We both owe Checo a big thanks.
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Absolutely. The 31 is a great gun with a really low profile. |
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Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:51 pm
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Location: Black Hills of SD
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I had pretty much the same idea as Caleb for this M-31L, bought through this board from Danny Pratt in early 2012. I'm not as avid a grouse hunter, probably won't hunt Minnesota grouse this season until some time in December. And I haven't used a pump gun in about 30 years, so will expect some second shot hiccups. But I couldn't be happier with the feel of this gun. I need a staighter than standard comb, and I like straight grips, so had it restocked. Mike Orlen trimmed the barrel to 26" and jug-choked it to .005. It was 5 lbs. 5 oz. when I got it, now is 5 lbs. 9 oz. and a bit less weight forward -- balance point is now a bit forward of the bottom receiver port.
Jay
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Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:53 am
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Joined: 23 Jan 2007
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If you don't mind me prying, was it reasonable to have it restocked with that nice piece of walnut and who did the work for you? It is lovely...
I might have to keep an eye open for a 31L in 16. i was already planning on getting the standard 16 to keep its little 20 ga. sister company. |
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Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:46 am
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Joined: 21 Jan 2006
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Location: Black Hills of SD
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strato-caster wrote: |
If you don't mind me prying, was it reasonable to have it restocked with that nice piece of walnut and who did the work for you? It is lovely...
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Thanks, I'm happy with how it turned out. As for cost, total I have into it isn't what I'd call reasonable, ended up costing much more than I expected. I paid for standard wood at Macon Gunstocks and lucked into this as what was available "off the shelf". I'd not use them again for shaping and installing. They assured me they'd fit to my specs at their standard install rate, but missed on almost everything and left way too much wood at the stock head and throughout -- looked like a 12 ga. stock not worked down to fit, even at the stock head. Couldn't get them to make it right, so went to Dennis Earl Smith (the Stock Doctor) to fix it, very happy with his work.
Jay |
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Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:39 am
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Joined: 29 Sep 2008
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Wow, Jay, your gun turned out beautifully! Even though I'm sure the process was frustrating, the end result is just stunning. If you ever need a good home for it, let me know.
Good luck grouse hunting with it later this fall. |
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