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<blockquote data-quote="LBnM" data-source="post: 693776" data-attributes="member: 817"><p>Wow! I don't know how you can absorb all this info.</p><p></p><p>Ike (Shooting Starr's Commander) and I find lots of birds here in Oklahoma. And that is Quail and Pheasant. Several of my hunting partners and I go on an annual Dove shoot out west for a warm up. We require 2.5" 410 bore loads - nothing bigger. Sometimes finding Oklahoma land to hunt Pheasant on is a little tough but it's doable. The Quail are cyclic with some years better than others but they are there - it's just a matter of finding them. And there are birds on public land, better in the west but still there in the east. Kansas has about a million acres of public land available and much of it has abundant Pheasant and Quail. The WIHA program is something the Oklahoma Wildlife Department could learn from. It's also available in South Dakota, Colorado and other states. With your connections in Kansas you have it made. I've never hunted on a preserve in my life.</p><p></p><p>Shotguns: I have fancy over unders, Remington 870 Express and many in between, including side by sides. I've shot about every semi-auto made but don't own one. I have to admit tho' the Benelli Montefeltro is an exceptional upland gun. A little out of your price range. I don't care much for any of the other semi's, including the Berettas which a hunting partner occasionally uses. The Browning BPS is a very good shotgun but a little heavy in 12 ga. which you probably should choose for late season, long range pheasant. I own a Citori which is a pretty good gun. My personal favorite upland gun is a Franchi Veloce 20 ga. O/U but I use my 870 Express 20 or 12 most of the time. I have not found a problem with them and I pattern all my shotguns. They are clunky looking and the 12 is a little heavy but still fine guns for the money. I just like to "dance with the one that brung me" The Yildiz, previously mentioned is a very good gun for the money. One of my hunting partners is quite successful with one of these in a 20 ga.</p><p></p><p>Pumps were at one time considered the American Shotgun. The problem with a pump nowadays is that most people don't shoot enough to become proficient with one. When I first began shooting registered Skeet targets (back in the 60's, BTW) some of the best champions shot 870s. The Rem 1100 was a mainstay also. My wife won several European womens meets with one. I just preferred the 870. And I didn't think it handicaped me when I won several meets, including a European .410 championship with one in 1970.</p><p></p><p>Quite simply, you need to find a gun that fits you well and feels comfortable. For your first shotgun spend the least amount of money you can and still get a comfortable gun. Spend the rest on shotgun shells and shoot, shoot, shoot. Even tho' a 12 would be better on late season Pheasant I would recommend a 20ga for the first gun. You can always use high brass, copper plated shells and limit the range of your shots on late season birds. You will buy another shotgun soon anyway and it could be the 12. You can develop better shooting skills with a 20.</p><p></p><p>My recommendation - if it feels good the Browning BPS in 20ga with a 26" bbl. If you go with a double I would go with the 28" bbl as it is the same overall length as a 26" pump or semi auto.</p><p></p><p>My preferences - and I've been doing this for over 50 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LBnM, post: 693776, member: 817"] Wow! I don't know how you can absorb all this info. Ike (Shooting Starr's Commander) and I find lots of birds here in Oklahoma. And that is Quail and Pheasant. Several of my hunting partners and I go on an annual Dove shoot out west for a warm up. We require 2.5" 410 bore loads - nothing bigger. Sometimes finding Oklahoma land to hunt Pheasant on is a little tough but it's doable. The Quail are cyclic with some years better than others but they are there - it's just a matter of finding them. And there are birds on public land, better in the west but still there in the east. Kansas has about a million acres of public land available and much of it has abundant Pheasant and Quail. The WIHA program is something the Oklahoma Wildlife Department could learn from. It's also available in South Dakota, Colorado and other states. With your connections in Kansas you have it made. I've never hunted on a preserve in my life. Shotguns: I have fancy over unders, Remington 870 Express and many in between, including side by sides. I've shot about every semi-auto made but don't own one. I have to admit tho' the Benelli Montefeltro is an exceptional upland gun. A little out of your price range. I don't care much for any of the other semi's, including the Berettas which a hunting partner occasionally uses. The Browning BPS is a very good shotgun but a little heavy in 12 ga. which you probably should choose for late season, long range pheasant. I own a Citori which is a pretty good gun. My personal favorite upland gun is a Franchi Veloce 20 ga. O/U but I use my 870 Express 20 or 12 most of the time. I have not found a problem with them and I pattern all my shotguns. They are clunky looking and the 12 is a little heavy but still fine guns for the money. I just like to "dance with the one that brung me" The Yildiz, previously mentioned is a very good gun for the money. One of my hunting partners is quite successful with one of these in a 20 ga. Pumps were at one time considered the American Shotgun. The problem with a pump nowadays is that most people don't shoot enough to become proficient with one. When I first began shooting registered Skeet targets (back in the 60's, BTW) some of the best champions shot 870s. The Rem 1100 was a mainstay also. My wife won several European womens meets with one. I just preferred the 870. And I didn't think it handicaped me when I won several meets, including a European .410 championship with one in 1970. Quite simply, you need to find a gun that fits you well and feels comfortable. For your first shotgun spend the least amount of money you can and still get a comfortable gun. Spend the rest on shotgun shells and shoot, shoot, shoot. Even tho' a 12 would be better on late season Pheasant I would recommend a 20ga for the first gun. You can always use high brass, copper plated shells and limit the range of your shots on late season birds. You will buy another shotgun soon anyway and it could be the 12. You can develop better shooting skills with a 20. My recommendation - if it feels good the Browning BPS in 20ga with a 26" bbl. If you go with a double I would go with the 28" bbl as it is the same overall length as a 26" pump or semi auto. My preferences - and I've been doing this for over 50 years. [/QUOTE]
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