Fuzzyone Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Does anyone here hunt pheasants with a supersport? I just bought one with the hopes that their claim of less recoil is true. Any ammo that seems to be a problem Benelli's? Thanks, Fuzzyone.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzyone Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 This sucks, no one here can post a reply. Not even a screw u. great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMAC Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 screw you. I dont own this gun, but handled one at Gander Mtn recently and see know reason why not to Pheasant hunt with it and if recoil bothers you go to 20 ga. I know I would rather carry the supersport than my old 1100 but cant have it all. If you can shoot 20 in 3" #5 at pheasant, you wont be undergunned - no way because its all I shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanoteboom Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Hello there. I'm not sure that I would take a trap gun out shooting pheasants- that is what they have the Montefeltro for. If you are concerned with high recoil, I would go ahead and buy a 20 instead of a 12. Also, as much as I love Benelli, I would suggest spending almost $800 less on a new 1100 12ga if you don't want to take the step down in size. But just to clarify, they make the 20 for all the applications that they use the 12 for, which should let you know that it is just as good of a gauge as the 12 is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH/QuakerBoyProstaff Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 This is a little off topic,but I just want to say that the new Remington Nitro Pheasant shells are AWESOME. They put birds feet up before they even hit the ground!I used them a couple weeks ago on late season birds.Recoil is there,but not aweful,especially in late season,with more layers of clothes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timb99 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Chad, No doubt those Remington shells work fine, but its been my experience that it has more to do with the nut behind the trigger putting birds "feet up," as you say, than the brand of shells you use. If you're killing pheasants, you're doing most of the work. The shells are just helping. If you're hitting the birds in the lips, so to speak, you'll kill them. Damn, I love pheasant hunting. Wish I could afford to do it more. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH/QuakerBoyProstaff Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I love hunting them as well.What is the daily limit where you hunt?Where I hunt in Pa. it's two.Luckily,ducks,woodcock,and grouse are in at the same time.Sometimes the first bush you hit contains two suicidal birds,hellbent on ending your day!lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timb99 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Daily limit in Kansas is 4 roosters. I also hunt Nebraska and South Dakota. Daily limits in both are 3 roosters. Made pheasant tortilla soup last Sunday. YUM! Even my wife liked it! Here in Kansas we also have a pretty fair population of bobwhite quail. Way fun to hunt too. Love it when my shorthair goes on point on a covey, then they bust and it scares you to death even though you knew it was coming! We also have prairie chicken, or so I'm told. I've never seen one, though. Fiocchi makes a nice pheasant shell too. I use my own reloads. 1-1/4 ounces of 5 shot at about 1350 fps. Does the job if I do my part. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH/QuakerBoyProstaff Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I'm pretty impressed with the Golden Pheasant load from Fioc. in my 16ga Ithaca 37. It gives that little beast some fire to spew down field. We had a Bobwhite Quail population decline here in Fl. You used to trip over them everywhere,but many factors put them in jeapordy here,predators,development,etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timb99 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Hey, I have an Ithaca 37 in 16 gauge too. 1952 model, fixed modified choke, no rib. Love that gun, though honestly, my Stoeger Condor fits me a little better. I had trouble with Fiocchi shells in my Ithaca 37. When I pumped it, two shells would come out of the magazine tube, jamming things up. Works fine with Remington Game Loads, though. Quail decline, quite honestly, is usually due to loss of, or lack of, suitable habitat. Good habitat (right kind of foliage, etc.) allows them to elude both airborne and ground predators. Of course, development kills habitat. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH/QuakerBoyProstaff Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 What is the 16ga scene like over your way,in terms of gun/shell availibility and popularity?I'm looking for an old box(full or empty) of Remington Heavy game loads for my Uncle's game room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timb99 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Haven't looked lately. I bought a case of Remington Game Loads (1 oz. of #6 shot at 1200 fps) about 3 years ago, and haven't bought anything since. I'm about the only guy I know who shoots 16 gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH/QuakerBoyProstaff Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I could never figure out why it isn't tha 2nd most popular size.I've killed almost everything under the sun with it,and my frail cousin Kelley shoots one as well.It's like the starter that a 20 is and a thumper that a 12 is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagrizz Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Haven't looked lately. I bought a case of Remington Game Loads (1 oz. of #6 shot at 1200 fps) about 3 years ago, and haven't bought anything since. I'm about the only guy I know who shoots 16 gauge. I have gone back to my 870 Wingmaster in 16 guage for my upland gun. I have found that Sportsmans Warehouse has Federal steel in #4 and #2's quite routinely. I have about 4 boxes of the #4's and a box of the #2's from this season. So check them out if you have one around your area. Mike Poorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH/QuakerBoyProstaff Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 One by one we will build a 16ga army. Come one and all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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