Originally Posted by
Bocajnala
He didn't ask about the performance or what was best. Or a comparison with 12s. He asked who all made 10 gauges still.
I've carried a .410, a 20, 16,12&10 gauge for turkey. Also a crossbow and a compound. (Only taken turkeys with the 10,12&20 and crossbow so far)
Not because I thought any were superior to the other. But because that's what I felt like doing.
It's not all about what performs the "best". It really isn't. Sometimes people just want to use something that they are interested in.
i don't know who makes new 10 gauges currently, although I would suspect there are some out there. I know that locally I often see 10s, especially single shots, on the classifieds and used shelves. And they are a 'blast' to bring out at a party
-Jake
I agree with you, some times folks just want to be different or use something they just find interesting
BUT then again, some folks are NEW to things and don't know a lot about guns or hunting , when they start a tread
and I think many of us with a lot more experience, sometimes see thru this, based on how many posts/treads are worded and or the topic in question
forgive me if I am WRONG as I mean NO disrespect
BUT when a person comes on a forum asking WHO makes a 10 gauge, , being I owned a gun shop and been in the game a long time' I tend to right off think, MAYBE they are new and don;t know much about guns
as the world wide web is out there these days, and about anyone can google a search and find makers!
and most again experienced gun owners/ shooters and hunters know how to find this info without asking for help on a forum
AGAIN, NO disrespect meant here, it just an example of how some times things like this can be viewed, and well, then answers to the question at hand get sort of side tracked,
as the more experienced folks THINK they can maybe help the OP in a different way and thus offer info, they maybe didn;t ask for, BUT maybe they would still appreciate!
I gave both., I said you can sure shoot what ever you like, and good for you
and also gave other advice/suggestions, as well as WHO makes one's I would recommend
IF the OP cannot get and or find a BROWNING at HIS local shop/gun store
again there is the world wide web to turn to
and if you look online you will find they for sale, and ALL he has to do is FIND a dealer, and have HIS dealer contact them and THEY can get him the gun
maybe he again doesn't know this
which again, would to ME< again say, they are some what new to things an don't know this info, which again says maybe MAYBE , they have less than a lot of experience here!
I don't think ANYONE here replied to the OP's post with any disrespect meant, and ONLY replied hoping they could HELP the OP
as again,a 10 gauge is heavy, and costs a LOT more $$, when the gains are SMALL in shooting a turkey over a 12 gauge!
I too have killed turkeys with a LOT of different gauges/calibers and archery gear, what I like, doesn't mean to me anyone else has to like, and vise versa!
I will LASTLY add, that it is NOT only the gauge and or LOAD that makes one gun shoot a better pattern than another
so JUST shooting say 10 ga and 12 ga at targets will NOT really tell you anything
just like rifles, some guns prefer different loads than others and shoot tighter groups due to the one they like
and THEN there is CHOKES< there are MANY different chokes in shotguns, from factory to custom, that can MAKE a BIG difference in how a shotgun patterns at different distances!
I added the last info, in case one doesn';t know this, NOT to be forcing info on anyone or getting off topic, its just GOOD honest INFO for anyone that reads this!