My brother has a sawed off 16 gauge side by side and swears its the ultimate upland bird gun, but in my experience using it, the shot spreads too fast and nonlethally injures way too many birds, what do you guys think about sawed off barrels?
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My brother has a sawed off 16 gauge side by side and swears its the ultimate upland bird gun, but in my experience using it, the shot spreads too fast and nonlethally injures way too many birds, what do you guys think about sawed off barrels?
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Very simple answer. If you go out hunting with someone I am pretty sure they wont have a sawed off shotgun and there is a reason for that. I actually purchased a longer barrel for my shotgun this year for birds. No offense to your brother, but it sounds like he might have wanted to make up for a less than average aim.
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Originally posted by huntfishtrap View PostGreat for self-defense, poor for everything else. They also may not be legal everywhere, depending on length.
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Let me add to what huntfishtrap said; be absolutely sure it has not been sawed off too short. If it is too short there is no legal way to have it in your possession unless you have a tax stamp. That is a real good way for him to spend some hard time at the request of and paid for by the US Federal government. I also have to agree with the rest. It is a lousy hunting gun regardless of the wild game. It is only good close quarter work of the getting rid of two legged varmint kind, which is why it is illegal to own one.
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PS. (A note from the older brother who actually owns the gun).
Only the length of the choke was sawed off, by a professional gunsmith. The gun is well within the legal limits. Since we don't use bird dogs, and tend to go in early fall when all the foliage is still up, shots tend to be very fast and within short range (under 20 yards). My little brother borrowed my gun once in late fall and being slower on the draw and having more open space, attempted shots over 20 yards, the actual range of the gun, and thus had issues.
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Originally posted by woodcockpro View PostPS. (A note from the older brother who actually owns the gun).
Only the length of the choke was sawed off, by a professional gunsmith. The gun is well within the legal limits. Since we don't use bird dogs, and tend to go in early fall when all the foliage is still up, shots tend to be very fast and within short range (under 20 yards). My little brother borrowed my gun once in late fall and being slower on the draw and having more open space, attempted shots over 20 yards, the actual range of the gun, and thus had issues.
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Originally posted by woodcockpro View PostPS. (A note from the older brother who actually owns the gun).
Only the length of the choke was sawed off, by a professional gunsmith. The gun is well within the legal limits. Since we don't use bird dogs, and tend to go in early fall when all the foliage is still up, shots tend to be very fast and within short range (under 20 yards). My little brother borrowed my gun once in late fall and being slower on the draw and having more open space, attempted shots over 20 yards, the actual range of the gun, and thus had issues.
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