WoodTek
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I still have my first gun. A Revelation bolt action 410 given to me at 12 years old. Brought down many squirrels on the run.
Anyone still bolt action shotgun hunt?
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plainsdrifter
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Marlin Model 55 Centennial model 12 ga Goose Gun. I use it for drones due to the lack of geese out here in the desert. 36" barrel
Marlin was The Original Goose Gun, not Mossberg. Wish I had the 10 ga.
Marlin was The Original Goose Gun, not Mossberg. Wish I had the 10 ga.
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plainsdrifter
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Yes the action on the Marlin 55 has a lot to desire. But with the 36" barrel and 3" magnums it will reach out and touch the sky!
sitting on the butt end its almost 5 ft tall.
Charlie Martinez
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Every time someone recommends a single shot scatter gun for a "survival" gun (which happens very often) I wonder why nobody ever considers a bolt action instead. The bolt action is cumbersome compared to pumps, autos and doubles but followup shots are IMO much faster than a single shot.
entropy
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I got second shots off at pheasants with a single shot H&R by holding a shell in my foregrip hand, never got one off at a duck with a bolt action. My third game gun was a double triggered SxS. Always got a second shot off with that one.
Charlie Martinez
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Bolt actions are not quick by any means but ducks fly much faster than pheasants. I doubt anyone can fire a followup at a duck with a single shot H&R.
entropy
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Probably not. Never had the opportunity. In the thread on single shot shotguns, several people mentioned being able to fire fast follow up shots with them by holding several shells through the knuckles. One was all I thought of when I went pheasant hunting at 12. By my first duck hunt at 14, Dad had traded the H&R for a Savage bolt action, then traded that for a Savage 311 for me the next year. Then dropped me back down to one, maybe 2 shots if I were lucky, from his back up 1100, which was heavy abused in the duck blinds of northern MN. I rebuilt the 1100 over the next 2 years, but bought an 870 right after I turned 18, I always had 3 shots available for ducks after that.
Blue Brick
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I could and did.
Micro
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I had a Savage 212 that would shoot 1" groups at 100 yard with Hornady SST slugs. Even though it was supremely accurate and very well made, it didn't cycle worth a hoot and I never really loved it. But man, was it accurate. It shot tighter at 100 than some of my rifles will.
After dialing it in (disregard the one to the upper right)
After dialing it in (disregard the one to the upper right)
My deer gun choice would be a rifled 870.
If going smoothbore, a Mossberg 500.
See no ethics enhancement by choosing a bolt gun.
But if ya subscribe to the view that pumps and autos make for sloppy shooters............NECG has a 20 ga built on a Ruger #1.
https://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/proddetail.php?prod=UG-369
If I was gung ho deer hunting, that'd be pretty cool and worth the price.
My hunting spot not that good, may have 10 yrs of hunting left, and am not mandated to use shotgun...........so it isn't tempting me.
If going smoothbore, a Mossberg 500.
See no ethics enhancement by choosing a bolt gun.
But if ya subscribe to the view that pumps and autos make for sloppy shooters............NECG has a 20 ga built on a Ruger #1.
https://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/proddetail.php?prod=UG-369
If I was gung ho deer hunting, that'd be pretty cool and worth the price.
My hunting spot not that good, may have 10 yrs of hunting left, and am not mandated to use shotgun...........so it isn't tempting me.
Ks5shooter
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Yep Savage 212 slug gun.
I hunted with a Mossberg 183 in .410 in my youth.
This thread inspired me and I spent some time on Gunbroker and snagged a JC Higgins 583 in 20 gauge for $180. It arrived today and my son and I have already shot a round of clay targets with it. It is in fantastic condition, and is a lot of fun to shoot. We are looking forward to small game hunting with it this fall.
This thread inspired me and I spent some time on Gunbroker and snagged a JC Higgins 583 in 20 gauge for $180. It arrived today and my son and I have already shot a round of clay targets with it. It is in fantastic condition, and is a lot of fun to shoot. We are looking forward to small game hunting with it this fall.
tws3b2
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I don't hunt any more. But, I found this old Steven's 54, bolt action 410. Made sometime between 1933 and 1943. Beat up and missing parts. It cost me more in time and money than most people would say it's worth.
But, a 410 is where I started.
Just maybe it can give my Great Grandson a good start.
But, a 410 is where I started.
Just maybe it can give my Great Grandson a good start.
My uncle had a few 410 bolt actions and the majority were Savage/Steven. I went from using my dad's old Montgomery Ward?Western Field (Savage made) single shot to borrowing a bolt action from my uncle until I had enough lawn mowing money saved up to by my Mossberg 500. I have been using 410's for hunting everything except waterfowl since I was a kid.
When I was a kid my father, brother, and I all shot single shot 410 or 12ga......squirrels, rabbits, quail, pheasant, prairie chickens, coons, possums, pigeons, and the occasional duck. Even killed chicken eating dogs with the single shot 410 or a single shot 12ga. My father finally saved all his pennies and bought a Remington 870 12ga. We all desperately wanted a "repeating" shotgun. That meant a pump or a semi-auto, but NEVER a bolt action shotgun. To us that was the worst of the worst. I have no idea where that thinking came from, but it was unshakeable. How was I to know they could be so useful??
