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John. I am loading 1 1/8 oz ITX, with 24gr of Hodgdon Longshot. Speed is 1245 and pressure 8400. Also the hull is a Federal, the primer a Win. 209, and the wad is a Gualandi TUWGL12. The load was tested by Tom Armbrust, owner of Ballistic Research. Tom will test for speed and pressure on any...

Bob, I have taken the tight chokes out of a number of old doubles so steel could be used, but have now quit that practice, as reloading ITX has worked out well. 12ga ITX loads are about $1.40 per load if you do it yourself and New Era Ammunition sells them for $1.80 per shell.

Wow Bill, great guns. An 8 ga is my "holy grail" as well, unfortunately it has not been obtained as of yet. The provenance on your 8ga is priceless.

Saw the post where gun preference was listed. A great collection of primarily autos and pumps. All fine funs to be sure, but lets see some of the vintage guns being used. Here is my 1876 B, Norman 10ga., a long time Purdey gun maker who made guns on his own late in his career.

W.W. Greener came up with the 96/1 Rule as an easy way to factor recoil and if your gun was being abused by heavy loads. For example, say you have a 10lb 10 gauge, and your shells are a 1 1/2 ounce load. Multiply 1.5 (shot weight) x 96 = 144. Then divide 144 by 16(ounces to the pound) and...

Tom, opening the chokes to .0017 - .0020 (lite mod to mod), you should not have any issues. I have shot these chokes in a number of sxs with steel shot and was quite happy with the result. You also have several other options, such as loading ITX, which seems to be the most cost effective...

Great work all! The talent on this site astounds me. Took a page from Bill and Geoff and made my first none Wisconsin style, old time gunner decoys. Took the St Lawrence River style, with Frank Combs influence, and made a pair of hard working bufs that are destined for the island club on Lake...

Dave, I was originally told of them through a friend in the military. I do not know if Thermocell makes the military version, but he thinks quite highly about their positive effect. One evening sitting around a campfire with two other couples, the woman were on one side of the fire chit...

Nice silhouette, decent quality, and sound like a good buy. With proper maintenance, you could get a life time out of hunting them, if they are not dry rotted.

Try using Elmers Indoor/Outdoor Wood Filler. It is light weight, easy to use, and adheres well to cork.

This weekend 6/17-6/19 in Sagola Michigan. For details google their site(UP sxs shoot). I'm only going up for Saturday to check it out. Vendors and shooters from all over the world. Sounds like a good chance to drool!

Tom, while many ammo manufactures do charge $3 per shell, New Era Ammunition loads ITX and shells for only $1.80 per shell. Just another alternative to reloading.

If your barrel is in good working order and your chokes are opened to modified or less you should be fine. I personally shoot 100 yr old sxs with steel and have no problems. As far as Belgium A-5 are concerned, I ran over 3500 steel shells through it with improved modified with no problem...

Bob, your right there are a lot of nice doubles in the price range of the gun you referenced. With only a six bird limit, pumps and autos may never have been invented as the additional fire power isn't as necessary and when you price the new autos like Remington and Benelli, they make the cost...

Bob, I have always enjoyed your spatter" look. Between seeing your birds and some encouragement from Bob Swann, I finally attempted oil spattering a canvasback, trying to get a new shaded look. The bird is not complete, but it certainly gives it a different look from the rest of rig. Thanks...

Andy, not sure what you mean with the, "off the rack" question. Most sxs, no matter how old can be set up to shoot steel or be loaded with ITX, Bismuth, or Nice Shot. My personal preference is 100 year old plus, doubles, both American and English. I've used steel shot in some, but they...

Jeff, your friend makes a great looking rod. The cane buggy whip affliction hit me 20 years ago, and a whole closet full of wooden rods, reels, creels, etc. now attest to this fact. I recommend all you users of graphite stay away from the split cane, as the affliction will equal your zest for...

Neat pics Bob! Enjoy them now as time flies by in a hurry. It's hard to believe I am marrying off my oldest daughter in 12 days. It seems like just yesterday when I took her on the youth duck hunt a few days after 9/11. She thought the roar of teal flocks in the dark was another attack as no...

You guys are spending too much time hunting flat water. Unless the sun isn't shining, wave action that keeps decoys wet, will always make them shine. Jim, like Enoch Reindahl did in the last century, puts a linseed mixture over his decoys between seasons to preserve the paint and the...

Thank you all. It just feels good to make it under the wire on the age limit for early retirement. One year longer, and I would have had to work several years longer. (hehe)