69beers

That's exactly what my orthopedic surgeon said! He said three screws in my shoulder wasn't enough, but maybe five or six could warrant a different recoil pad.

I was actually able to cycle heavier 2 3/4" loads with my recoil reducer. I think the limbsaver does more for recoil than the mercury weight. I took mine out after my shoulder was well enough from surgery and didn't notice a huge difference. Although it may have slowed down some of the sharpness. But man, talk about heavy when you put on a scoped slug barrel with the mercury in the stock! I'll keep it around in case my hand starts going numb again on the bench, but for now the limbsaver works great.

I didn't read your first post close enough. Limbsaver DOES NOT make a pad for the steadygrip, no matter if it is a SBE 1 or 2. The recoil pad on mine is rock hard. You may want to have your dad pattern it for you with the magnum turkey loads. I only say this because it kicks like a mule and it is easy to start flinching. Definately practice with lighter loads to get used to it, and then throw in a 3 or 3 1/2 for hunting. You'll never know the difference in the field.

Don't know if they make a Limbsaver for the SBEII. Use 3 inch shells and pad your shoulder with a towel or something. You don't want to develope a flinch, but when you're shooting at feathers and fur you won't even feel a thing.

I've been using Winchester High Velocity 3.5" #5's with a Kicks .655 choke. Works awesome on paper out to 50 and actual turkeys out to 45. I'm going the same route as Mudhen this spring with the Rhino choke and Winchester Extended Range, after I send in my SBE barrel to 300Below to have it crio'ed. My SBE really seems to perform well with Winchester shells. Patterning turkey loads and slugs gets expensive and painful really fast. I would try out what is recommended first and see it you like it. It seems to be easier on the wallet and shoulder.

Yeah, I scalded both of them. One a little longer than the other, which made the faethers come out easier. The pin feathers are almost like ticks under the skin. They are small black lumps and when you try to dig them out they just kind of smear. The hairs sticking out came off just fine with a little flame. Apparently these pin feathers are common for young birds in the late fall. And apparently it is not very popular to pluck young birds in the late fall!!!! I just got a new smoker and am dying to try it out. Hopefully a goose or six will grace it very soon.

Hitting the southern shores of Lake Erie this weekend. If we don't get our limit of birds we will definitely exceed our limit of Great Lakes Brewing Company's finest!

The two jakes I shot a couple weeks ago were covered with those pin feathers under the skin. They wouldn't come out, only smear when I tried with tweezers, knives, ect. I also tore up the skin too, but this was my first time plucking anything. Anyway, I'm cooking them whole without the skin. I've heard deep frying them skinless is no problem at a high temp. I was also thinking of wrapping a whole bird in bacon (a new skin with more flavor if you will) and smoking it. While we're on the subject, I suggest starting a new area for wild game recipes along with the hunting photos section mentioned before.

Plastic fowling from the sabots is your biggest concern. Any good bore solvent should take care of it.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=6263&title=SWIVEL+PLATE%2c+SYNTHETIC+STOCK&s=15388#15388 If the above link doesn't work it is part number 301-000-113 at Brownells.

Shorter barrel is easier to carry in the woods and/or carefully position for the shot without hanging up on the flora and fauna. 28 is fine, but remember a turkey choke will add an inch or two in length. I use a 26 with measurable success.

What made mine worse was the flinch that followed. I was at the range on about my 50th slug to see which shot best. I make a point of checking to make sure the extractor is fully rotated in the field. If you close the bolt by hand to avoid noise you can finish the rotation with your finger.

Oops, I did it again. I warned them yesterday that I'd be back....they knew the gun was loaded. Now that my tag and freezer are full I can tend to my lawn, or maybe shoot some coyotes instead.....I can't decide. [ 12-04-2005, 09:08 AM: Message edited by: 69beers ]

Dear Wild Turkeys, I know where you sleep. In the morning I'm going to shoot you in the face and eat you. [ 12-03-2005, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: 69beers ]

That actually looks exactly like the heart I shot out with the slug above! What really suprised me was how well it expanded. I shot a 7-pointer a few years ago with a partition gold, about 15 yards away, and there was a 50 cal hole through one side of the chest and a 50 cal hole out the other. [ 12-03-2005, 12:31 AM: Message edited by: 69beers ]

Ballistics testing results: Testing subject - above average sized doe. Shooting scenario - 50 yards, frontal quartering shot. Slug damage assessment - exploded two ribs just right of breast bone, punched 2" hole through heart, vaporized lung, punched through stomach (that sucks), cut kidney in half, shattered back left rib, stopped under hide. Deer did back flip, jumped up on hind legs, hopped ten feet, plunged off 20' cliff into creek, dead on impact. Slug weight before - 400gr Slug weight after - 365.2gr Results - better weight retention than Lightfield with equal damage results and much less wind drift. Slug nose view Slug back view Slug side view [ 12-02-2005, 10:07 AM: Message edited by: 69beers ]

SRM makes a longer plunger for magnum rounds. It essentially stiffens the spring by compressing it more. It may help. Call Jeff, if you can stomach a conversation with him, and see if he'll send you one.

I'm going home to the beautiful southern shores of Lake Erie, near Sandusky OH, this weekend for some waterfowl hunting. This will be my first time legally hunting ducks (I grew up on the lake, enough said) and was wondering if I should use my IC or M choke? I'll be shooting Winchester Xpert HV 3 1/2" 1 3/8oz BBs out of my SBE 1. It should be a pretty killer weekend: Fri night walleye fishing, Sat & Sun in the duck boat, Mon & Tue deer hunting in southeast OH.

Winchester Supreme Platinum Tips or Partition Golds 2 3/4".

Locals in the trailer across the street have this pet button buck they hand feed. The thing will run up and follow you around like a dog. I can't wait to read the newspaper in the next year or two when he goes into rut and associates humans with deer. [ 11-22-2005, 08:32 AM: Message edited by: 69beers ]

I'm so happy with my new stock I think I'll shoot a deer (or three) with it this weekend! Thanks JAD!!!!!! [ 11-10-2005, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: 69beers ]

Me in KY the week before Thanksgiving, and me again in OH the week after Thanksgiving.

I would not be surprised if the SBEI/II slug barrel fit the Cordoba. Look at zoomed in pics of the Cordoba and SBEII and see the striking similarities of the barrel/receiver fit.. The forearm might be a different story. If it's like the SBEI it can be shaped to fit, but I'm only speculating.

SOLD!!!

I'm very interested. Sent you an email.