I’m running a Stoeger for waterfowl. Haven’t had any issues, pushing 10 years now. Inertia operating system like the Benelli, so recoil is a little more than a gas gun. 3” shells are fine unless you want to do some long range goose shooting.
Tell us about your pup.
I just brought home an 11 month old chocolate Lab last weekend. My third Lab I will train myself, but first real hunter.
I’m a believer in training yourself if you can. All that time together creates a tremendous bond, and you will know each other’s thoughts. Even with a...
Starting to get late in the year, especially if you’re not getting out a lot and in tune with this year’s migration pattern.
Probably better off heading to south county Rhode Island,
A local police officer is NOT an epo. You’ll understand that better when you meet an epo in the field. Oh, and it’s not ALL of them, but enough. Just like good cops/bad cops.
I used to run red dots on my shotgun and muzzleloader. Aged eyes don’t work as well now.
I use Burris MTAC 1-4X for 3-gun, but the illuminated reticle is too much brightness for the woods.
I like the Vortex Crossfire 2, 1-4x for hunting. It has just an illuminated dot like a red dot, and non...
This is NES. Ever been to a car shoot? A fisher in a trap at point blank range will require at least two full mag dumps.
And then dropping in a lake as the coup-de-grace. Because even .22 is expensive now
Re:Sunday hunting.
There are unexpected consequences to opening up Sunday hunting in MA.
Migratory bird regs allow a maximum number of open hunting days. Opening up Sunday hunting will basically shut down any late season waterfowl hunting (excluding the late goose season)