TrapperReady
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I'm meeting up with an old friend this weekend, and we've decided to do some quail shooting (I'll refrain from using the term hunting, since these are preserve birds).
Anyway, we're both very evenly matched in terms of shooting ability, and both are shooting essentially the same guns (Browning 325/425 O/Us). However, he's of the "lots of shot moving fast" school, while I'm switching to the "light loads at moderate velocity" school.
In fact, I've recently read Michael McIntosh's book "Shotguns and Shooting", in which he advocates upland hunting with 12ga 7/8 oz loads at velocities of roughly 1220fps. This is almost identical to the target loads I've been playing with recently.
So, this weekend, I'll be shooting my light loads, while my friend is using 1 1/8 oz or 1 1/4 oz moving at nearly 1500fps. We'll keep careful track of the quail which are shot at, and see what the results are. Sunday night or Monday, I'll post a follow-up and let you know how it goes.
Scientific? No.
Interesting? Maybe.
Fun? Most definitely yes!
Something tells me there just may be a friendly little wager placed this weekend.
BTW, feel free to share any of your favorite quail recipes.
Anyway, we're both very evenly matched in terms of shooting ability, and both are shooting essentially the same guns (Browning 325/425 O/Us). However, he's of the "lots of shot moving fast" school, while I'm switching to the "light loads at moderate velocity" school.
In fact, I've recently read Michael McIntosh's book "Shotguns and Shooting", in which he advocates upland hunting with 12ga 7/8 oz loads at velocities of roughly 1220fps. This is almost identical to the target loads I've been playing with recently.
So, this weekend, I'll be shooting my light loads, while my friend is using 1 1/8 oz or 1 1/4 oz moving at nearly 1500fps. We'll keep careful track of the quail which are shot at, and see what the results are. Sunday night or Monday, I'll post a follow-up and let you know how it goes.
Scientific? No.
Interesting? Maybe.
Fun? Most definitely yes!
Something tells me there just may be a friendly little wager placed this weekend.
BTW, feel free to share any of your favorite quail recipes.