Hopefully 1 Gobbler With This Shotgun.

[blackbeltbill]

 I have yet to kill a Gobbler with my old J.C. Higgins/Sears Robuck 16 gauge.

    Bolt action and a flat safety that is pushed forward when ready to fire. 26" barrel that is marked- Full. I had to fabricate a Trigger guard for it and the carriage is Long gone. 

  I have 1 Shot + 1 Bead. Head Down Son- lol.

   I painted the whole Shotgun Green and taped a Oak Leaf  on each side of the Stock for Luck before painting.

  It patterns great and,I will have it out soon again.

  Using Remington Pheasant Ammo in 16 Gauge- 1 1/8 ozs of #6s. Some pics below.

[blackbeltbill]

[mowin]

Good luck bill.  I'm thinking about using my late nephews 870. 

[Splitear]

Good luck Bill! My friend and I will be hunting together with BP shotguns, he with his 20ga. Fowler, and I’ll be taking the antique 10 bore I purchased a few months ago. 

[mowin]

1 hour ago, Splitear said:

Good luck Bill! My friend and I will be hunting together with BP shotguns, he with his 20ga. Fowler, and I’ll be taking the antique 10 bore I purchased a few months ago. 

What kind of pattern are you getting with that 10 bore? 

[Splitear]

34 minutes ago, mowin said:

What kind of pattern are you getting with that 10 bore? 

I havent' had a chance to pattern it yet. I plan on figuring out a load with it once it warms up a bit. Probably 6's or 7's  and then I'll just need to figure out a charge. Regardless, it should be fun  

Edited March 9, 2023 by Splitear

[Dr Juice]

On 3/9/2023 at 7:16 AM, blackbeltbill said:

 I have yet to kill a Gobbler with my old J.C. Higgins/Sears Robuck 16 gauge.

    Bolt action and a flat safety that is pushed forward when ready to fire. 26" barrel that is marked- Full. I had to fabricate a Trigger guard for it and the carriage is Long gone. 

  I have 1 Shot + 1 Bead. Head Down Son- lol.

   I painted the whole Shotgun Green and taped a Oak Leaf  on each side of the Stock for Luck before painting.

  It patterns great and,I will have it out soon again.

  Using Remington Pheasant Ammo in 16 Gauge- 1 1/8 ozs of #6s. Some pics below.

Go for it and 🍀