bmcgilvray

randytulsa2

All:

Thanks for your posts. The long one by bmcgilvray was absolutely, positively, especially what I was looking for. I hope to make many similar memories with my Big Ten. Already ordered a bunch of accessories, etc. (extra choke tube, sling), for him, and I'll go get him out of layway when the goodies get here.

Thought about using it for squirrel season (just opened here yesterday), but I think I'll stick with "The Judge" for that one.

Pics and range report, naturally, when the the blessed events (arrival and trigger time) take place....

I don't know yet what to call him (I have determined gender), but many thanks to Schwebel , "Uncle Jed" is tempting....I was thinking just "Big Ten", but that may be too generic.

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bmcgilvray

The large piece of plumbing that I use is so out-classed by a 10 Gauge Browning BPS.

I'd be tickled to read your impressions when you get your shotgun. Photos too, please.

Freakdaddy

I have a Browning BPS 10 with a 30" barrel. The gun weighs in at around 9-10 lbs. I would say the recoil is equivalent to a .300 Win Mag, maybe a little more. It gets a little cumbersome toting around in the turkey woods but works really well in making them "shock" gobble LOL!

My friend never shot one before so I took it out last year when we went shooting clays. I had a couple of boxes of shells that I've had for a while and wanted to blow through them. He shot it a couple of times and that was enough for him. He's not one who enjoys getting kicked around. No one else with us wanted to shoot it so I ended up shooting up the shells myself. Man, I love hearing that gun rumble. I'll be honest, blowing through that many shells in a relatively quick amount of time, you're gonna feel it. I would much rather shoot this though than a light weight 3 1/2" 12 with full powered loads.

On a lighter note, probably 15 years ago I was in a goose blind with it. This was an in-the-ground blind with three lids for cover that you'd push up to open and shoot from. The frame of the lids was made of rebar with woven wire fencing to attach grass, etc. I had a Canadian flying overhead and I pushed open the lid to try my luck. When I shot, the goose was directly overhead. The recoil drove the back of my head into that rebar frame splitting it open. I didn't need any stitches but I was bleeding pretty good for a while. The guys I was hunting with sure got a good laugh from it. Oh, and I missed the goose. Good times.

bmcgilvray

Hi Freakdaddy:

That's a good lookin' shot gun with all that gleaming blued steel. It's amazing how " Winchester Model 12-ish" it looks, only rendered on a larger scale.

nn

I shot both barrels of a 10 gauge ONCE......

Freakdaddy

Thank you and yes it does. It's built like a tank and I love the way it sounds when working the action...solid and massive

PackerfanXD

My Mossberg 835 is overbored to a 10g...

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