Recent content by Michigan Gunner

I have used Imp. Cyl, and No. 5 shot in a 16 ga Winchester Model 12 for years. Works great. Like Golden Pheasant ammo. MG

No need to over think it. If the pattern is evenly covered over a 25 to 30 inch circle, it should be fine. I normally use Imp Cyl in a repeater and quality No. 5 shot. I don't shoot past about 30 yards and have had good success over the last 20 years. I like no, 5 lead much better than no...

Back in the day, most people were not wing shooters. They used a shotgun like a rifle that was easier to hit with. They used it for everything including deer hunting. Full choke was considered a better buy because they "Shot Harder". If you went down to the local Hardware Store and bought a...

Well, that is just one more strike against hunting SD again. I really enjoyed it for years hunting 1999 until 2016. After 2011 there were fewer and fewer birds each year. I have been hunting in Kansas since 2017. Lot of birds and the license is good for the year. I was thinking about a trip...

While not good for farming, it sounds like the conditions will be great for the birds. I hunted the Redfield area from 1999 thru 2016. I finally move to hunting Kansas because the bird numbers around Redfield were less and less after about 2011. A part of the reason was mowed ditches, fence...

The shells worked ok but are super super tight. I patterned them from a skeet choked barrel on an old Remington 1100 at 30 yards. The pattern looked like a full choke plus. So, I would only use them if I needed the range, maybe in late season. They are a nice option if you need to tighten up...

You may want to try Imp Cyl for the first shot and Full for the second. If the birds are flushing close I use Skeet and Imp Cyl. Also, the safety selector on Browning Citori's tends to hang up for right handed shooters if the bottom barrel is selected first. If you push it to the right at all...

The report does not look good. I have hunted South Dakota since 1999, lots of great hunt for sure. My experience is that since 2011, the bird number have been less and less. It may be that the loss of cover for the birds. I see more fence rows pulled with crops planted to the ditch, more...

Another fast year and another trip to South Dakota. The good Lord has granted me another trip with good friends. I'll be leaving in the morning. The reports say the birds are down but there will be 100% more that there are around home! Good luck to all and a safe hunt. MG :D

Smith and Wesson Victory .22 lr This spring I purchased the new Smith and Wesson Victory .22 pistol. It is very accruate and has a good trigger. Take down is one screw only! Also, a one screw change lets you remove the rear sight and install the included rail for scopes or dot sights...

Model 12 My oldest shotgun that gets the most use is a Winchester Model 12 made in 1937. It is a 12 ga and has a factory 26 inch barrel with a Mod. choke. You don't see that combination much, but it works. The pheasants don't care for it at all. Lock and Load! :D

Sweet! It just doesn't get any better than that. Hope 2016 is as good to you. MG :D

Ballistic Products I most ofter make my own. However, Ballistic Products sells ones that will work for you. Lock and Load! :D

Try This One I have made the trip from near Sault Ste. Marie Michigan to Redfield many times. Here's the route I like. M28 West to US 2 US 2 through Wisconsin Pick up I 35 South at Duluth Change to 23 West at Hinckley, MN Exit to Minn 7 West at Clara City Change to 212 at Montevideo 212...

Stick with IC I have used No. 5 shot in 12 ga. with IC or Skeet for years. I shoot at about the same distance as you do. I don't generally take long shots. Patten loading with different shells isn't worth it. The situations in the field are just too varied to be sure you will be needing a...