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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Shotgun size for homestead
  • Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:13:53 -0500



Gene GeRue wrote:
I don't think I can handle anything more powerful than a 20 gage-my
shoulder just won't take it, so I'm open for suggestions, comments,
and opinions on getting a 410.

A 410 is okay for sparrows. Get a 20 gauge with a choke appropriate for the distance you are most likely to use it. More open choke may kick less. Learn to lean into the butt. Shoot a large paper target and note the shot spread at 100 and 200 feet. Get advice on shot size
from the person where you buy the ammo.

I can shoot and practice with either of the above without much injury.
Going down/up to 16 gauge is a different matter, leaning into the butt
or not.
Even if I had had a gun in hand yesterday, locked and loaded and ready
to fire, the whole thing happened so fast that I wouldn't have been able
to pull the gun up to shoot, so I am under no illusion that this will
solve my problem, but it would be nice to have a little more capability
than what I presently have with the .223 and the .22. I need a shotgun.

Does everyone here agree with Gene that a 410 is only good for sparrows?
What about the cost for ammo? Is there a difference between shot and
slugs for say a 410 vs. a larger (smaller) gauge weapon?

Bev in NW Georgia where it is still 25 degrees at 11 AM and the
goldfinches are trying to drink out of a frozen birdbath.

--
BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
34.498N 85.076W Bev is Earth, Ron is Sky





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