Shotgun 101

Double barrel, side by side, over-under, semi-automatic, straight-pull and lever action shotguns.

Re: Shotgun 101

Post by drewmd » 13 Aug 2015, 7:17 pm

Shotguns are extremely versatile from smashing clays to bagging rabbits, foxes and pigs. The secret is all in the load and to some degree the chokes. For my 2 guns, they are primarily trap and sporting clays guns which only occasionally hit the field when whistling up some foxes.

The is definietely a lot of interest in the Adler with a few of my friends intending to use them for pigging with slugs.

Give it a crack!!
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Re: Shotgun 101

Post by pajamatime » 13 Aug 2015, 8:13 pm

I'm surprised no one has come up with the environmental/conservation hunting reasoning behind such a firearm? while semi autos are best suited for situations like this a lever action or pump action is better then nothing. Can't down many pests all in one go if too busy hand loading ammoz into the firearm. first shot spooks them and then they run away as fast as they can...doesn't that suck? they want us to hunt ferals/pests but they want to make us as inefficient as possible while doing it lol

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you bastard animal rights extremist variants are part of the reason why native species are going extinct.
they are not all bad though some are very reasonable! can't judge em all because of a few...right?
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Post by aaronjo » 13 Aug 2015, 8:18 pm

pajamatime wrote:I'm surprised no one has come up with the environmental/conservation hunting reasoning behind such a firearm? while semi autos are best suited for situations like this a lever action or pump action is better then nothing. Can't down many pests all in one go if too busy hand loading ammoz into the firearm. first shot spooks them and then they run away as fast as they can...doesn't that suck? they want us to hunt ferals/pests but they want to make us as inefficient as possible while doing it lol

hoplophobic / feral lovers "lets welcome them instead"
you bastard animal rights extremist variants are part of the reason why native species are going extinct.
they are not all bad though some are very reasonable! can't judge em all because of a few...right?


Well said!

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Re: Shotgun 101

Post by whert » 17 Aug 2015, 10:25 am

pajamatime wrote:hoplophobic / feral lovers "lets welcome them instead"
you bastard animal rights extremist variants are part of the reason why native species are going extinct.


I heard a thing on the radio the other day with some woman saying they should reclassify / rename feral cats to be "Australian Wild Cats" :lol:

What a joke.

Rename an introduced predator to sound native and the problem goes away apparently... :crazy:
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Re: Shotgun 101

Post by sandgroperbill » 17 Aug 2015, 12:04 pm

Name them quolls. That way, after they've eaten all the original quolls, we'll still have quolls runing around the bush flourishing.

Now, what can we rename as possums? Maybe cane toads?
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Re: Shotgun 101

Post by Usurper » 24 Aug 2015, 10:01 am

whert wrote:I heard a thing on the radio the other day with some woman saying they should reclassify / rename feral cats to be "Australian Wild Cats" :lol:

What a joke.

Rename an introduced predator to sound native and the problem goes away apparently... :crazy:


That's how politicians "solve" things. Reclassify the problem so there isn't one then brag about how well you did.
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Re: Shotgun 101

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Re: Shotgun 101

Post by Elek » 25 Aug 2015, 11:32 am

Usurper wrote:That's how politicians "solve" things. Reclassify the problem so there isn't one then brag about how well you did.


Was it Texas did that not too long? Lowered the number of alcohol related accidents by increasing the limit :lol:

Now they're just regular accidents, not alcohol related ones :drinks:
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Re: Shotgun 101

Post by Rick » 03 Sep 2015, 11:28 am

I have a pair, both 12 Gauge, an SKB under n over for field and clays (a mate has a trap) and a hungarian made coach gun. The coachey is great as a paddock gun. Excellent rabbit muncher.
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Re: Shotgun 101

Post by Rocker » 09 Sep 2015, 11:29 am

The FEGs look pretty good.
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