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 Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/10/17 11:10 PM
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What do you like and what gauge with it
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/10/17 11:55 PM
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bill oxner
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Twenty gauge open. I don't miss.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2017/07/full-3669-105539-full_16668_105507_image.jpg)
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/11/17 12:06 AM
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georgia-bird-hunter
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Twenty gauge, improved cylinder. 7.5 shot heavy field load.
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/11/17 01:02 AM
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scalebuster
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Twenty gauge, improved cylinder. 7.5 shot heavy field load.
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/11/17 01:22 AM
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blanked
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Bill do you shoot open in both barrels
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02/11/17 01:28 AM
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tigger
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open and skeet 20 gauge 8
Tigger
If it isn't white it is not a birddog.
KC
Lying is lying. Don't bitch about one doing it and condone another. That's called hypocrisy.
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/11/17 01:53 AM
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68rustbucket
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No wind, good holding birds 28 gauge ic/mod 1oz 7.5's. Med to high wind 20 gauge skeet/ic 7.5 or ic/mod 6's
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/11/17 02:04 AM
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scalebuster
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No wind, good holding birds 28 gauge ic/mod 1oz 7.5's. Med to high wind 20 gauge skeet/ic 7.5 or ic/mod 6's I want to hunt where there's no wind and good holding birds! Where is this place?
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/11/17 02:32 AM
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68rustbucket
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I lucked out and hit those conditions a couple different days this season. Broke out "my wife's" o/u ruger 28 and killed a couple birds. Always bring it along just in case. I have seen very little of the running birds on my place this season. No livestock, pretty good cover. But I haven't been there for a couple of weeks. It may have been hunted more. I'm headed back Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning. Hopefully the rain Monday will be light
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/11/17 05:25 AM
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georgia-bird-hunter
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I took a friend of mine out there this year that was an excellent shot with an over and under 28 gauge.
After 1 day in Texas, he was asking could he borrow my 20 gauge.
I told him the birds in West Texas are wild. Not pen raised birds.
I sold him one for a high price.
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02/11/17 12:10 PM
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georgia-bird-hunter
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Just kidding. 20 gauge Franchi. Over and under. Bill -- I don't miss with this gun either. 
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02/12/17 04:33 AM
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nak
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We all need to practice Whoa more.
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02/12/17 05:08 AM
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CCSETTER
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20 ga over and under Antonio Zoli with open and improved tubes.
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/12/17 02:25 PM
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reeltexan
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Twenty gauge, improved cylinder. 7.5 shot heavy field load. ...on wild ones. 28 gauge, IC over Mod. same load, for dog work on released birds.
![[Linked Image]](https://i.postimg.cc/KjZZqFj8/point-with-bird.jpg) "Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war." - General Patton
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02/12/17 05:08 PM
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MMyrick
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/14/17 03:10 PM
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Cass
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Bill do you shoot open in both barrels
Really good shooters only load one barrel, the other barrel is just there for balance.  I, on the other hand, like to use IC/IC or Mod/IC. Cass
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02/14/17 03:16 PM
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CinchMan
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.410 side by side. Improved and modified barrels
Say When.....
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/14/17 03:23 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/14/17 03:38 PM
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pen raised birds get cylinder and 7.5 shot
Wild birds get IC and 6 shot. I've lost so many wild birds to 7.5 shot. I don't see how some people get by with 8shot
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/14/17 03:59 PM
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Reata
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Parker 16, Mod and Full. just let them get out a ways.
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02/26/17 08:29 AM
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'58 Belgium A5 light 12, chopped barrel. Federal high brass 7.5's I started shooting this year. They spin pheasants even with the chopped barrel and knock the stink out of quail. Have 4 cases in the garage now and i hope i shoot them all!
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/26/17 06:35 PM
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bill oxner
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[quote=georgia-bird-hunter]Just kidding. 20 gauge Franchi. Over and under.
Bill -- I don't miss with this gun either.
Its a joke. I no longer shoot.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/26/17 08:34 PM
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beaversnipe
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28 gauge
Steel nr 6
I like 25-45 yard shots
Light modified choke
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02/27/17 04:35 AM
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Re: Pointing dogs and quail choke selection
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02/27/17 07:59 PM
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duckbill
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open and skeet 20 gauge 8 This. And I'm looking to go to 28 soon. I won't hunt with anyone that uses anything larger than a 20 gauge to hunt quail.
Yeah, don't listen to me. I'm just an idiot.
Lol. Duckbill that was funny! The dude up top has already taken lots of bone before this deer, both mule and whitetail.
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