I have been kicking tires on purchasing a new 10 gauge for about 6 months, I sold my bps 10 ga nwtf model and then kind of kicked myself,I have only ever sold 4 guns and It was one of them.
I see the new bps in 10 gauge black and 26" barrel and my plan for it, is too have it drilled and tapped for one of my bps bases,send it away to be dipped and add a red dot and shoot federal 4-5's and Remington 4-5's with an undetermined choke for turkeys and then use it for goose hunting ,now and then.
I will probably be buying this gun before end of July and I may not have it dipped until after waterfowl season,next winter.
I know lots still like them,I have had 2 10's and sold both.I want one in my collection and now that seasons over it will give me a gun to work on and get setup.
Make sure you post your progress as you get it set up to your liking. I don't know what they sell for now but the BPS 10 was such a bargain buy in the '90's and earlier 2000's. To me they are the best quality modern made pump hands down. Mine is the 26" barrel 'Hunter' with the polished blue and satin walnut. My only regret is that I didn't buy a 28" or 30" barrel model. I find that the 26" has a lot of blast and rings my ears when I shot my first turkey with it. The 2nd year I hunted with it I vowed to wear hearing protection but forgot it in the car in the rush to get in the woods. After the second bird and ringing ears i never forgot hearing protection again.
I think they are a very high quality shotgun also. I believe they did a restyle on the stocks for the new models. I was on the Browning website not long ago, and i think they are only available with 26 and 28 inch barrels now, with a choice of 2 different camo patterns. I don't think they offer the plain black synthetic or blued and wood models anymore. My first Bps 10 was beautiful blued and engraved with turkeys on one side, and geese on the other. Really nice walnut stocks too. 26" barrel. I think i bought it new in 89 or 90, but i don't remember exactly. Stupid me i sold it, and bought into the 3.5 12 gauge craze at the time. Wish i had that one back!
Yes,they did change the stock and forend in 2020 and they come in Black, along with different camo in 26" and 28". Browning bps are the nicest pumps built and my favorite shotguns.Just flat out soild,no frill killers.
I must have missed the black model, that's great they are still offering that one.
Yeah, I personally can't stand the look of duck/goose camo on any guns,even my waterfowl guns so I wouldn't buy a camo version.I like black and It gives me an open option to have it dipped,I guess I could refinish a shadow grass camo as well.I think the purchase will be august as I have two priorities before the big 10 comes home, a new jon boat and a new sxp 20. I had a 28" Black 10 gauge with turkeys engraved on one side and geese on the other in mint shape and I sold it like an idiot about 11 years ago,I got it in a trade for a Remington pump.I won that deal.
I bought my BPS Stalker 24" 10 ga. new in 2001. Still have it and would not part with it. Even with several other dedicated turkey rigs to choose from I hunted with it exclusively this spring. It's awesome with the old, now discontinued Winchester Supreme HV 2 oz. #6 turkey load.
Quote from: WildTigerTrout on June 04, 2021, 10:56:27 PM
I bought my BPS Stalker 24" 10 ga. new in 2001. Still have it and would not part with it. Even with several other dedicated turkey rigs to choose from I hunted with it exclusively this spring. It's awesome with the old, now discontinued Winchester Supreme HV 2 oz. #6 turkey load.
I did the same this spring. I put a 24" barrel on mine and paired it with an Indian creek .710 choke and was very happy with the results, perfect for my hunting needs. I was fortunate enough to take a gobbler with mine this spring. Carried it all over and didn't notice the weight after the first hunt. What i did notice was the weight of the ammo in my vest though!
Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on June 04, 2021, 09:22:05 PM
Yeah, I personally can't stand the look of duck/goose camo on any guns,even my waterfowl guns so I wouldn't buy a camo version.I like black and It gives me an open option to have it dipped,I guess I could refinish a shadow grass camo as well.I think the purchase will be august as I have two priorities before the big 10 comes home, a new jon boat and a new sxp 20. I had a 28" Black 10 gauge with turkeys engraved on one side and geese on the other in mint shape and I sold it like an idiot about 11 years ago,I got it in a trade for a Remington pump.I won that deal.
Not a fan of the light colored "blades" camo at all, either. My new 24" barrel i purchased this spring was in the "shadow grass" camo, which i think is much better than the "blades". Most of the areas i waterfowl hunt i would prefer a darker camo pattern. My current Bps 10 has the plain receiver, it just begs for some tasteful engraving on that big slab of steel! Would love to send it to Turnbull for some work!
I also put a Champion easy hit 3mm green fiber optic bead sight on it. My gun shot dead on but a little high, and adding the sight brought the impact down to just right. I'm keeping this gun bead only, since it is one of my waterfowl guns first, turkey gun second, at least at the present time.
I like the new stock and forearm design, I like that you can have the stock cut,to your desired lop. My plan with this gun is to have it drilled and tapped for a browning bps base,I bought 4 of them a few months back so I had them,near impossible to find up here and to have stock cut to lop I want,if needed and then to order a .720 terror tube from wad wizard for goose,if the stock chokes will not pattern, and then I will try and find a turkey choke in the .705-.720 range that gets sold reviews and then pattern it.
I assume I will not send gun away until next January to have dipped,if I decide too get it done. I want this gun for turkey/goose but I can see it being used in the corn fields for goose more,we will see.I will shoot the bead more than likely for goose and turkey but I want the option of mounting a optic for turkeys if I want.
Quote from: WildTigerTrout on June 04, 2021, 10:56:27 PM
I bought my BPS Stalker 24" 10 ga. new in 2001. Still have it and would not part with it. Even with several other dedicated turkey rigs to choose from I hunted with it exclusively this spring. It's awesome with the old, now discontinued Winchester Supreme HV 2 oz. #6 turkey load.
which choke do you have in for turkey hunting?
Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on June 06, 2021, 09:08:41 AM
Quote from: WildTigerTrout on June 04, 2021, 10:56:27 PM
I bought my BPS Stalker 24" 10 ga. new in 2001. Still have it and would not part with it. Even with several other dedicated turkey rigs to choose from I hunted with it exclusively this spring. It's awesome with the old, now discontinued Winchester Supreme HV 2 oz. #6 turkey load.
which choke do you have in for turkey hunting?
I have an old USA made Mark Bansner (Truglo) .695
Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on June 05, 2021, 09:32:39 PM
I like the new stock and forearm design, I like that you can have the stock cut,to your desired lop. My plan with this gun is to have it drilled and tapped for a browning bps base,I bought 4 of them a few months back so I had them,near impossible to find up here and to have stock cut to lop I want,if needed and then to order a .720 terror tube from wad wizard for goose,if the stock chokes will not pattern, and then I will try and find a turkey choke in the .705-.720 range that gets sold reviews and then pattern it.
I assume I will not send gun away until next January to have dipped,if I decide too get it done. I want this gun for turkey/goose but I can see it being used in the corn fields for goose more,we will see.I will shoot the bead more than likely for goose and turkey but I want the option of mounting a optic for turkeys if I want.
I have both the .705" and .720" Snake River Machine Terror tubes for my BPS. Also have Hastings extended turkey tubes in .700" and .690". Years ago I wanted to try extended turkey tubes after using the Browning (made for them by Briley) X-Full .734" flush mount tube. A friend of mine used a Browning Gold 10 auto for waterfowl and he told me how well the Terror tubes worked with lead even though they were mainly designed for steel shot. The .705" Terror really shoots well with old school Federal and Winchester 2 1/4oz. #4 loads. Winchester Supreme XX #5 also shoot great out of the .705" Terror. I actually never got around to testing the tighter Hastings tubes because I liked the .705" with #4's pattern so much. I have a case of Win Supreme XX 2 1/4oz. #5's that I bet will do real good out of those slightly tighter Hastings tubes.
It seems the new version weighs 8 lbs 0 oz in 26" and the older one was 10 lbs 6 oz . That makes me even want this gun more,I don't mind carrying a heavy gun anyway,even when I am hiking all day,but that doesn't mean I wont take the 2 lbs 6 oz and enjoy carrying it even more.
Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on June 07, 2021, 07:55:01 PM
It seems the new version weighs 8 lbs 0 oz in 26" and the older one was 10 lbs 6 oz . That makes me even want this gun more,I don't mind carrying a heavy gun anyway,even when I am hiking all day,but that doesn't mean I wont take the 2 lbs 6 oz and enjoy carrying it even more.
I was emailed and told it is a mistake on their website,gun weighs 10 lbs 8 oz. So same as before,I have no issues with the weight.
Weight is reasonable for a fixed breach gun with a fair amount of recoil. After adding the 24" barrel the balance is so much better to me, that it feels lighter than it is. After hunting it a few days, i don't really think it feels heavy, unless i'm switching back and forth with my 12 gauges.
[/quote]I was emailed and told it is a mistake on their website,gun weighs 10 lbs 8 oz. So same as before,I have no issues with the weight.
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When I read your post the other day I was thinking "did they go to an alloy receiver to lose that much weight?".
Ward i have a bps that has the turkeys and geese engraved on it with a 24" barrel. Bought that gun in the 90s was and still is one of my favorite guns to hunt with. Couldn't even imagine that gun dipped as pretty as it is with the high gloss bluing on it. Killed many birds with it over the years and made way more memories than I could have ever thought imaginable. Muzzle blast with a 2.5oz handload is pretty impressive. If I was to choose a 10ga as a project gun a bps is what I would go with!
Quote from: Hook hanger on June 17, 2021, 01:52:48 AM
Ward i have a bps that has the turkeys and geese engraved on it with a 24" barrel. Bought that gun in the 90s was and still is one of my favorite guns to hunt with. Couldn't even imagine that gun dipped as pretty as it is with the high gloss bluing on it. Killed many birds with it over the years and made way more memories than I could have ever thought imaginable. Muzzle blast with a 2.5oz handload is pretty impressive. If I was to choose a 10ga as a project gun a bps is what I would go with!
They really are beautiful guns with the wood and blue, and the engraving. I wish i had kept my first one! But i have made a lot of great memories with the one i have now. It is a keeper for sure, although not very pretty compared to my original!
Quote from: WildTigerTrout on June 04, 2021, 10:56:27 PM
I bought my BPS Stalker 24" 10 ga. new in 2001. Still have it and would not part with it. Even with several other dedicated turkey rigs to choose from I hunted with it exclusively this spring. It's awesome with the old, now discontinued Winchester Supreme HV 2 oz. #6 turkey load.
Bought mine in 1991, I believe. Whatever was the second year they were out. It was a 30" barrel because that's all that was available and I just HAD to have one. Only ever named 2 guns. She is Geraldine. Long story........ Fought that sewer pipe for a couple years then had my smith take it off at 23 1/2" (there's a rib post there) and re-thread it. Got a XXX-Full Comp-n-Choke tube from Chuck and with the old Supreme HV 2 oz. #6's it was a freakin' MONSTER. Pretty close to that with the #5's. But not quite.
All that being said............ The thing is still heavy and kicks like Festus' mule, Ruth. I think a lot of it is stock fit and me. But she's split my cheek open on two different occasions. I semi-retired Geraldine many years ago when I realized a 3 1/2" Super X2 (and then Super X3) would do virtually the same thing with a lot less beating on me. And now I use a 20 gauge single.............
But, Geraldine will never go anywhere. Haven't hunted geese for a long time. But she's awesome with steel. And what she'll do with 2 1/4 oz. of copper-plated lead #2's............. It should be ILLEGAL. Coyotes beware !!
You are right it's a monster with those old Win. Supreme HV #6. I really enjoyed hunting with it this spring as I have not had her in the woods for several years. I recently went FAR the other direction and bought a Mossberg Model 500 Turkey in .410 bore! It's full Mossy Oak Obsession camo, middle and FO red front bead, sling studs and 26" fixed full choke. I measured the bore at the muzzle at .389 which I believe is leaning towards extra full. I have no TSS to try and the way things are I probably won't for some time. Really looking forward to testing it. Still LOVE the BIG 10 though and always will!
I am back looking at a new 10 gauge. I may look for a good used one, or buy the 26" black synthetic new bps. I would go with the .705 longbeard xr choke and then try a few different lead ammo from winchester and Remington. I want to add a 10 to my collection,I have had 2 and sold both.I would use it goose hunting more often and probably only a day or two every spring,maybe a day in fall season.
I have nwtf bps I could part with
I've actually been looking for a year for another nwtf 10 gauge and have not found one up here in Ontario. I am still planing on a 10 gauge, I just haven't pulled the trigger on something yet, I will, eventually.
Quote from: potter on January 29, 2022, 03:53:37 PM
I have nwtf bps I could part with
send me a pm with info please. Thanks
I found a Browning Bps 10 gauge,Black matte,with the 24" barrel and the wild turkey engravings on receiver, the gun has some wear,including on stock but I think I may have it dipped anyway, I offered to purchase it and I offered the price he is asking. I will know when I get home from work later today I guess, if I get it.. I have looked for 2 years for another bps with the 24" barrel with no luck, I should have never sold my nwtf model, I regret that decision.
Cool! Post up some pics if you get it. Really miss the engraved receiver, they look so nice!
I just purchased it. Here are the pics, Ill have it in a week,Its coming across country.
I dont have much choice in ammo, as 10 gauge hevi or 10 gauge tss, or reloading just isnt going to happen in Ontario, I think I can locate some Winchester #4's and some Remington #4's maybe I can locate some Federal in 4" or 5"s but pickings are very slim, I also plan on going with the longbeard xr turkey choke in the .705 , I had a .680 and I wasnt overly impressed with 4's and 5's at 40 from my old gun. If I could get tss, reload or hevi, I would but It just won't happen, at least right now.
It comes with a full,modified and improved cylinder, so I am going to test the full choke with the ammo I get before I buy a choke,I think I had my old gun choked down to much so It cant hurt to test a few shells with the full before getting the long beard xr, the shop is close anyway and I can pick it up after work if the full choke sucks.
I can purchase Remington Premier #4's local, he has a dozen boxes, I have bought 10 gauge from him for years, he just told me I was the last person to buy any, that was 2019, and before that 2010 when I bought from him. He said I am his number #1 buyer of 10 gauge shells, so, that's how poular they are up here. I have bought 4 boxes in total from him in 12 years.
So, my goal is to try and figure out which choke will pattern the #4's the best for me, for this spring. I am leaning towards a less restrictive choke and will start with the supplied factory full, and hopefully I don't have to purchase others.
I have a few days, as I was sent home this morning as we have a covid outbreak, Ive worked through it for 2 years and it has had little impact until last night around 7pm.
I am off until Monday, unless I test positive for it but I have no symptoms and was not in close contact, but was in close contact to 2 people who were in "close" contact.
I have the exact gun you bought until modification, I also have a Browning Gold Light 10 with 24" barrel. Both guns did excellent with Indian Creek .690 and Apex loaded 10's. Both really shine with Handloads. Best patterns I have ever seen with handloads.
Ridge Rooster
I can legally shoot 4,5,6's or #7's. I went through all this before, I would and wish I could shoot other shells but I am legally binded to 4-7's.
I have put some emails out to see if I can locate any components to load my own tss shells, but for now, It looks like I am stuck with #4's copper plated lead.
Re-read my post above and I ment to say TSS 9's from Apex. Still doesn't matter with your restrictions. Last time I looked Rogers Sporting Goods had Mag Blend for 10ga but unsure about shipping to Canada. Anyways the 4's should kill to 40 plus if pattern density holds up with choke combination as I know you are aware. Let us know how it patterns when you get a chance to fire it.
Ridge Rooster
Ya, no chance no stores will ship ammo across borders,ours won't ship to you guys and vice versa. I f I could locate hevi shot, Id buy it to test but seeing as I have personally never seen it, and the one shop expected me to order $500 dollars worth of it before I ever tested a single shell, that was not gonna happen.
We reloaded shotgun shells when I was younger, my father reloaded for 30 years, for waterfowl but stopped 15-18 years ago. I have some feelers out to try and locate some components, and I'll send out some more to see if I can locate hevi shot, but from a few close friends who work directly with the distributors, pickings are slim to none, for basically anything right now. I knew it would hit us 1-2 years after you guys went through it, all of our supply that was already imported into the country is starting to dwindle and there is no supply to import more at the current time.
I am stocked up on 20 gauge,12 gauge, I could get away for the next 40 years and not need any but I can't even find the 10 gauge I purchased a few years ago, other than the Rem #4's.
Thanks for the info.
I went and picked up some shells to test out, He has lots more if I need them, I didn't purchase the longbeard xr .705, I think I will shoot through the full choke first. The gun shipped today,Id like to have it for next weekend,hopefully It shows up quickly.
I think I have decided to send the barrel and receiver away to be cerakoted and the stock and forend away to be dipped,after turkey season. I have been looking into having a gun cerakoted/camo dipped and this can be the one.
Had mine chopped to 21.5" and re-threaded for Tru-Choke threads, sent action to Rob Roberts for drill/tap for Sumtoy FF3 base and trigger work. Sent whole gun to Ethridge Hydrographics for a camo dip in Mossy Oak Bottom Land old school. It is a hammer with TSS Handloads.
Ridge Rooster
Yes,Ill have it drilled and tapped,I have 4 browning bps bases here so I'll get it drilled for it,I'm going to go with a vortex venom with a warbird protector, I havent decided on camo finish. It looks like I can send it start of July and have it back quick from cerakoter, I also havent decided on what color/finish on it, I am trying to figure out if I can get it cerakoted and the engravings will still show. He told me...
" As long as the engravings are deep enough to be felt, they'll still be crisp with cerakote. If it's just more of a laser etch that's not actually engraved or stamped, then it won't show through.
I want them to show through, but I have no idea as I have never seen a receiver with engravings cerakoted before.
I have wondered the same thing concerning ceracoating an engraved receiver. Hopefully it will work on
your gun. Remington boxes have a new look i see. Looking forward to some pattern pics if you can post them. Curious how the new ones pattern compared to the older ones Remington loaded before they changed owners.
I won't get the receiver cerakoted until I know for sure,as I want to keep the engravings,but I wont have gun in my hands for a week or longer,says aprill 22nd is delivery date.Its coming from vancouver island which is across the country. I would still get barrel cerakoted in a matte black and either Kryptek Obskura Transitional Reduced, Natural Gear SC2 Green or Tiger Stripe Vietnam on the stock and forend. Those are the three patterns I have it narrowed down for dipping.
I believe I have found some resources to be able to "load" my own turkey shells, It would not be until the fall, or more than likely for next spring. I am only legally allowed #7's as smallest shot right now, so I think I will start with #7 tss and eventually switch when smaller shot become legal. The hardest part may be collecting all the components right away but I have time and I will just continue to look around for them and I'll just stock up.
Got a friend loading 7.5's and getting unbelievable patterns way out past where we should be shooting at turkeys. When you get access to loading components and need any load advice PM me and I can help.
Ridge Rooster
I have gotten 4 emails, sorry,no 5's or 6's and our supplier has none in stock. I will be shooting 4's this year, I did order myself a williams universal ghost ring set for the gun to attach.I'll keep it on there even when I have it drilled and tapped.
I am all in, on putting this gun together the way I want. I have been pissed off at myself for 2 years since I sold my other bps nwtf 10 gauge, I have no idea why I thought It was a good move, I held off buying a new 26" barrel bps 10 gauge waiting for a bps 10 gauge with the 24" barrel, I actually am kind of happy it was the older black matte engraved version I found, I don't feel like I need to keep it "stock" and I can have it dipped in a pattern of my choice and cerakoted in a finish I like and drill and tap it for a red dot, and I am definitly going to load my own shells, if everything goes as planned.
I know they are heavy but I am a pretty stout guy and have no issues with that, I have a soft spot for 10 gauges. I absoulutely love big calibers & gauges, and loud guns. I love the sound of a 10 gauge, I have to admit, I once sent a sonic boom off on a tom at 36-38 yards with my first 28" 10 gauge bps in 2010, on the last day after calling him across a wide creek and off the mountain only to watch him run like Ben Johnson in seoul, back across the scrub field until he took off in flight back across the creek. I have not missed a lot of birds in my life but I somehow managed to blow that shot, as my buddy laughed, I was pissed off but had to laugh at him laughing at me.
I lost that spot to hunt as the people sold it and the people who bought it had grandkids that hunted, that spot was an awesome place.
My gun arrived today while I was at work, Its a shame the person who owned this gun didn't look after it, or clean it.Its filthy, so I am sending it to be stripped and cleaned,drilled and tapped with a bps base tomorrow from my gunsmith. I honestly am impressed with the actual shape it is in, it has some minor blemishes on receiver, barrel is a satin finish but Id say 98 % shape, the stock and forend are beat up, I knew that. I bet the gun was used as grizzly defence, and its as filthy as I have ever seen a gun,it needs a thorough cleaning and lubing.
I may have it back for the weekend but I think I'll have it back for the weekend after and I will be testing it out.
I may not send receiver to be cerakoted,I am tempted to keep it in the condition it is, send the barrel for a black matte cerakote, and the stock and forend to be dipped.
It came with a full,improved cylinder and modified choke, so I am set for fowl, and we will see for longbeards.
It's not even heavy with a 24" barrel....... :TooFunny:
Looking forward to seeing the completed project. Sounds like a fun build.
Im going to have fun with this "build". I had my gunsmith give me his opinion on the gun, he told me that he could re blue the receiver but the 2 scuffs would still show, and he also told me it just depends on the cerakote,whether the engravings would show through. I am at this point not sure what to do with the receiver as, I like the engravings and there is only 2 small scuffs on one side,Id say its a 91% shape. I may wait and hunt with the receiver like that a year and see how I feel then. I am sending the barrel away and the stock and forearm.
I am rained out for work today, so I am going to take a drive an hour away to the shop where I bought my Rem 1187 12 21" Greenleaf and buy some 10 gauge ammo, I believe I saw 2-3 different types when I was there in January. It gives me time to get out for a drive,have some breakfast and go back to the shop, he had lots of different ammo and chokes, etc. That I cant find real local.
I wont have gun until next week, the gunsmith said gun just was not babied, not abused but It was filthy. He told me it would be looking brand new, drilled and tapped in a few days.
I am thinking I may have a custom sling made for this gun, I have 2 others made for other guns. If I can get this gun to pattern decent to 40-45 yards this season, I will hunt with it. I'd like to carry it in the afternoon opening day, the nwtf bps 12 gets opening morning.
I get your concern on the engraving. I have a bps upland special with the engraving, and often
wondered how you would refinish it without ruining the detail. I think when they cera coat, they prep
the surface by glass beading to give the metal some "tooth" for the coating to grip to. Not 100% sure
on that though, just what I have read in the past, so i could be wrong. Not sure how that would affect the engraving if, in fact, is how they prep for the cera coat. Should be some sort of solution for doing one with engraving, if not cera coat, maybe a paint like gun-coat, or even a parkerized finish? I had often thought of doing a bps 10 like the early SP Remington's, a parkerized finish with a flat finish on wood stocks, and have rib removed and iron sights installed. Thought that would make for a classic look.
These are what they had there, they had 2 left of each after I was done buying, if I can get one of these to pattern then I'll drive back down and buy the rest.
-2 Winchester double x 4's
-2 Winchester double x 5's
-2 Federal Grand slam 4's
I also picked up a box of .410 2.5" #9's and a box of 20 gauge Rem premiere #6's, as I have a 20 they shoot lights out from.
I have shot the win 5's from the Indian creek .710 and got some pretty good patterns with them.
Previously they had not patterned that great through some other chokes, but that was with a 26" barrel,
not the new 24" barrel i am currently using. Have not tried the win 4's, or the federal grand slams. Wanted to try the grand slams but they were out of stock everywhere. If i run across any i am going to get a box to try. I still have quite a few boxes of turkey ammo that pattern good, so i'm set for awhile.
The only brand of 10 gauge turkey choke I can buy local is the Carlson longbeard xr in .680 or .705, I purchased a .680 for my 24" nwtf bps 10 in 2019 and It was blowing the pattern, the stock turkey choke shot better. I would go with the .705 this time, I am tempted to pick it up, as I go right by the shop to pick my guns up from my gunsmith and its a 40 minute drive so I'd rather not have to go back up, as I am busy with work and with hunting season fast approaching, I have little time.
I wish I could order online and have a choke in a week but It could be 5-7 days or 25-30 days with usps and Canada post, It's like playing the roulette wheel at the casino.
I went at 5am today and checked out a few spots I hunt, birds were talking up a storm, and they are all still together,lots of strutting action as they got on ground.
Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on April 15, 2022, 04:38:27 PM
The only brand of 10 gauge turkey choke I can buy local is the Carlson longbeard xr in .680 or .705, I purchased a .680 for my 24" nwtf bps 10 in 2019 and It was blowing the pattern, the stock turkey choke shot better. I would go with the .705 this time,
I'm a big fan of the .705" constriction in the 10 gauge. But I'm strictly a lead #4 and #5 shooter.
Im strictly going to be shooting lead, for at least another season. I am hoping to be able to load my own tss but I am not counting on it, so I will be stocking up on 10 gauge turkey shells,no matter what they are, until I know I can get all the components, even then, I would be fine shooting lead along with tss. It sucks not having other choke options but I do trust longbeard xr chokes as they shoot everything well from my 20's and my 12's I have them in, so I figured I went to tight with restriction last time. I think I'll grab the .705 when I pick gun up.
I placed an order for a .705 comp n choke tonight to try out, I have wanted to try some chokes from them so I just made one order for 2 chokes to save on shipping cost, I hope they work, we will see.
I am heading to pick my gun up,its been cleaned,lubed and drilled & tapped,I'll be patterning it Saturday with the full choke and the few types of ammo. I am going to use williams universal slugger peep sights on both 10 gauges at least this season,I'll eventually put a red dot on this one, once I get it all finished up.
I have had pretty good luck, buying used shotguns, I was informed last night when I picked the bps up, the gun was missing the carrier pin retainer, and the stock had been epoxied on, and the epoxy had leaked into the trigger assembly. My gunsmith had a carrier pin retainer, and installed it and cleaned all the epoxy out, said it was a mess. This was never stated in the ad, or never was I told about these issues when I purchased this gun. The gun is cleaned,lubed,drilled and tapped, shootable and safe. I hope the loser that sold me this gun gets Fuck..d hard by someone.
I will be patterning both of the Big 10's Saturday with stock full chokes and the ammo I have, until I receive my turkey chokes from comp n choke.
I knew when I received gun, that it was a complete filthy mess, I clean all my own guns, but I knew this gun was a mess and thats why I had him look into it. Seems I was correct, in my assesment.
I finished installing the willaims slugger universal sight on both 10's a few minutes ago and packed them up, I am heading away after work tomorrow afternoon to my camp, for some relaxation,patterning,scouting, and then Monday, hunting.
I plan on patterning Saturday, I have a buddy coming to pattern his new gun and then, It will be just myself and my father the rest of the time,along with our labs. The weather has been chitty again, looks like the 3rd spring in a row it will be snowy and rainy for the first few weeks of season.
I am going to enjoy a nice glass of crown after dinner around my fire pit tomorrow night for sure. Wild turkey shish-kabobs on the bbq is on the menu.
I'll be sure to keep pictures of my shooting the 10's and post them sometime late monday, or tuesday. I am going to try and hunt in the afternoons after work a bit this year, and maybe get a few quick morning hunts in, depending on work. I'll be in the woods,Friday's,Saturday's and Sunday's though.
I ordered some mossy oak gun wraps in obsession and had some time last Wednesday after work and I wrapped the stock and the forend, I think It looks good, I am not 110% sure I am willing to spend the money to have it dipped, but I think I'll still send barrel to be cerakoted, I may put a vortex venom on it and maybe pattern it and dial it in this weekend if I get some time.
I am carrying both my 10's and 2 other 12's this year,i am going to do my best to kill a long beard with a 10 gauge this season, I was real close this weekend,we just could not get the flock closer than 91 yards, 13 toms,4 hens and a 3 jakes, just would not co operate off the roost and then they cross over and leave the area we have permission to hunt. I can't complain,It was a great weekend as we were on birds both days, all day.
Looks like my .705 comp n choke will be here by Tuesday,I'll be able to pattern them next weekend.
Here is my bps 10 ga, I settled on owning it over the Rem sp, I sold the Rem sp and made $1000 off of it, I actually like the bps more anyway so It was a win win for me. I have a .695 kicks gobblin' thunder(Thanks Bo!) and a .705 comp n' choke for it and a bunch of different lead shells, I actually carried this gun for about 6-7 days last spring,I just never had a chance to kill a tom when I was carrying it. And I'll be hunting it a lot this spring as I want a 10 gauge turkey kill, I'll be patterning it here in a few weeks with both chokes and the different shells.
I like that I don't have to worry about getting it banged up or a scratch on it, It just looks and feels like a hunting gun, I will be putting a different sling on it, this is a custom sling I had made but I want something with more padding and will be ordering another limbsaver sling before season for it. Great gun!!
I stuck with the williams peep sight fibers for a sight, I love them,I also kept the bps base installed and can add a red dot if I want.Im not going to do anything else to gun other than different chokes if needed, the wrap makes the gun look great and I know can drag it around the bush and not have any care about getting it dinged up or scratched on a rock etc. I had kept all my patterning targets on bristol board the last 5 years but when I decided to re do my basement, I took these to my camp and burnt them in pit fire, I did write down all my data for all my guns,shells,chokes,yardage etc.
Looks real good.....can't wait to see pattern pics.......
Looks good! Should be a good setup, hope you are able to post up some pattern pics, curious
to see how that .705 shoots for you.
Yes, I will as I won't be as busy this spring patterning as many new guns, I have been good and only bought a new bps .410 micro 24" and a Weatherby Element 20 gauge with 22" barrel, I don't think Im planning on anything else but....and I have a few that I never patterned last year and never shot yet that Im going to shoot. I am trying to keep my budget lower, only because finding ammo in one spot now is hard, and my shipping costs have almost doubled from the same shops as last year.
I also had my bps 12 gauge nwtf 24" packed and ready to ship away to have re done as it got the duratouch sickness after 11 years but came to the conclusion that I didn't really trust their time frame,so I bought a new 24" barrel for it and put the new stock and forend they had sent me,Im having the stock cut down before I actually install it here in a few weeks, may as well,Im gonna take 5/8" off of it, so my bps will have 3 different types of "breakup" camo now, I missed that gun last few seasons as I only carried it opening day. It's my favorite gun. It flat out destroys gobblers heads with 3.5" #5's in Supremes or Longbeards.
I was taking a stock for my bps and another gun to my gunsmith tomorrow and I figured I may as well have him cut 5/8" off of the 10 gauge stock as well. I have been looking for other 10 gauge shells all winter but all I can find is what I already have, I am really thinking of rolling tss shells for the 10 gauge in the future, I just like the aspect of carrying the Big 10, I am getting stir crazy wanting to get out and shoot my guns but I am not interested in dealing with -14, with snow and 50 mph winds yet. I'd like to get out before start of April weather permitting.
Ive been scanning for 10 gauge ammo and the only shells I can get that I do not have yet are Federal Grand slam #5's, I already have
-Win Double xx #5's- 1.5 boxes
-Win Double xx #4's- 4.5 boxes
-Federal Grand Slam #4's- 1 box + 2 shells
-Rem Premiere #4's- 8 shells
I may order another box of the Win Double xx #5's and 2 boxes of the Federal Grand slam #5's, I can get them at the same shop.
I really hope I can get one of these shells, to pattern well with either my .705 comp n choke or the .695 kicks gt when I get out to pattern.
I've been debating adding a red dot and a cheek riser pad on the stock, I am stuck inside, It took 3 years but I finally caught the Covid, and wow, I'll tell you It sure did hit me like an 18 wheeler Friday afternoon, the last few days were hell to say the least. I have thought about loading my own shells in the past but I haven't started, I want to be able to take my time and purchase everything and be set up for this time next winter and ready for next spring with my own 10 gauge tss shells, and eventually for every gauge.
I picked up my guns last Friday, and the lop is perfect on the 10 gauge now, I had him cut 5/8" off the bps 10 and my bps 12 nwtf, they feel outstanding, the guy is outstanding at his trade. I also purchased the Browning xfull 10 gauge turkey choke and I had it arrive yesterday,so I have 3 to test in a few weeks.
I just got in from turkey ammo shopping and picked up 2 boxes of the grand slam 5's, I've toyed with the idea of using a red dot on the gun, I did add a cheek riser comb this week to the gun and I put the red dot on to test, Im not sure I will use one yet, I like the williams ghost ring sights but I'll figure that out when I get out and test/pattern the gun.
Had mine drilled//tapped and installed a Burris FF3 on a Sumtoy base and really like the set op. Shooting my handloads that I mentioned to you the other day we are pushing 600 in the 10" at 40 and occasionally breaking the 600 mark.
Ridge Rooster
HBK, glad you are doing well!!! You definitely should get the stuff to "roll your own". I know that as particular you are about how your guns shoot, ain't no doubt that you can be successful at it. Keep us posted on your progress 10 gauge FOREVER!!!
Have a good one, Bo
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What a chitty spring so far for weather, the last few years I've usually been out and patterned most guns,a few times by now but we just got so much snow the last 3 months and have had crappy weather the last month, another nasty snow/rain,freezing rain hitting us this weekend that It looks like It will be a one day, bring the 5-6 guns I need to pattern and setup and get ready the last weekend before season, I have to take my wheelie into my camp still, I have a km long driveway into my property and camp and with the amount of snow still left on ground, no chance of getting the toyota in there. It looks like lots of rain next 10-12 days so that is perfect.
I would love to be setup for next spring to roll my own shells, Im going to concentrate after season is over locating everything I will need, and then buying as much stock as I can, for every gauge so I won't have to worry for awhile.
I don't plan on shooting my turkey guns a lot, I like shooting a bit before season and then a few shots during season so I am not worried about cost, I just know that finding 20 gauge shells is like pulling teeth now up here,lucky I hoard as much ammo as I can and have enough to last me till death if needed but I sure would love to put the big 10 gauge up to its full potential with some tss.
The only other projects I have under way for guns at the moment is getting a 20 gauge drilled and tapped, and I have a Henry 12 gauge single shot turkey gun on the way,It may be 6 months but Its coming,I'm excited for that gun to arrive.
I could have swore I posted patterns last spring but I did hunt with gun and I have decided to send it away here in a month or so and have it cerakoted in a distressed finish, I have a few guns away right now being cerakoted and got to speaking with the guy this afternoon, and I like the idea of the whole gun being cerakoted, and I will be using a red dot when I get it back and I will be rolling my own shells for gun.
It won't be for this season as I spent close to $1000 dollars on components and tss for other gauges and figure I will start with the 20 gauge and for next spring be ready and setup with custom 10 gauge tss rolled shells. I am not rushing the setup as this gun isnt going anywhere and it is just a gun I will use a few days a season and maybe a day or so every fall but the older I get, the pickier I get and the wrap just feels cheap and I like the look of the distressed cerakote on the whole gun