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Ugly Sauce
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I like having the shot-cup inside the paper tube, as it makes re-loading faster, and more simple. And, a 1.75-2" shot load is longer than the 12gauge shot cups. And the cup is a loose fit in the bore, but with a layer of paper it's a really nice perfect friction fit. Not that that improves patterns, as far as I know, but I like it. And it's not like one needs a fast reload after shooting at a turkey, it's either dead or you missed, and it's gone. !! So you have all day to wipe the bore and reload. On the other hand, all I need to carry is the shot cartridges, some powder cartridges, and that's it. One of those Russian double ammo pouches on the belt carries it all.
Having said all that, when hunting grouse, often you can shoot one, and a couple of others stay put, wander around, and generally act really dumb and say: "shoot me too please", in which case a fast second shot can come in handy. For grouse, an ounce of shot, no shot-cup, and 90 grains of Pixie dust works fine. In fact, if they are sitting on a tree limb, or very close, I'll usually just pull my pistol, whistle Dixie, and get them with a shot load, and save the Pixie dust and that ounce of shot for longer range, or attempt to shoot one in the air, which I've never done. (With Bess)
Having said all that, when hunting grouse, often you can shoot one, and a couple of others stay put, wander around, and generally act really dumb and say: "shoot me too please", in which case a fast second shot can come in handy. For grouse, an ounce of shot, no shot-cup, and 90 grains of Pixie dust works fine. In fact, if they are sitting on a tree limb, or very close, I'll usually just pull my pistol, whistle Dixie, and get them with a shot load, and save the Pixie dust and that ounce of shot for longer range, or attempt to shoot one in the air, which I've never done. (With Bess)
