The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 So, what is the effective range of a standard SG? small bird range? 40yds? What's a 'standard SG'? I shoot trap from the 27 yd line using a 12ga and extra full choke. I think a 10 gauge with 2+oz of shot and BP for powder, will work well as a drone killer..... OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastmaster Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 What's a 'standard SG'? I shoot trap from the 27 yd line using a 12ga and extra full choke. I think a 10 gauge with 2+oz of shot and BP for powder, will work well as a drone killer..... OLG Standard meaning Box store SG of 12ga with modified choke. So a full choke gets you further,,,, so more like 30yds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancocas Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 If you used a sling shot in New Jersey, you may be looking at three years in the lock up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 BP and #7 shot. Works good.Easier than skeet, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Standard meaning Box store SG of 12ga with modified choke. So a full choke gets you further,,,, so more like 30yds? Where do you buy your SG's? Changeable chokes are pretty much SOP from all makers these days. The extra full choke I use for 27 yd(that's 27 yds from the trap house)trap shoot'n. Is put'n me well pass the 40 yard mark when a bird gets hit. I use a imp. cly or modified choke(depending on the wind)for 16 yd trap. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastmaster Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Where do you buy your SG's? Changeable chokes are pretty much SOP from all makers these days. The extra full choke I use for 27 yd(that's 27 yds from the trap house)trap shoot'n. Is put'n me well pass the 40 yard mark when a bird gets hit. I use a imp. cly or modified choke(depending on the wind)for 16 yd trap. OLG All but one of my SG's has the barrel cut off,, about at the 21" mark . The one and only is full-full, fixed., dating back to late 50's. I don't do trap, but it looks like fun. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'm thinking 40 yards would be about the limit for that application of my 930SPX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 All but one of my SG's has the barrel cut off,, about at the 21" mark . The one and only is full-full, fixed., dating back to late 50's. I don't do trap, but it looks like fun. Thanks. Please give trap a try-You be amazed how it can help in this game with following to the next target. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Howdy, for close in work the garden hose comes to mind too. Any state that puts folks in prison for a slingshot is too nuts for me. I don't understand and don't have the brain cells to waste. Those little revolvers that shoot shotshells could be interesting too. Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 You only need to 'chip' a couple of rotor blades to lose all flight control. OLG Yeah but then it runs a chance at being recoverable. Blast it to smithereens and they have no choice but to buy a new setup if they want to keep at it. So, what is the effective range of a standard SG? small bird range? 40yds? That's why I was thinking goose gun loads. Longer distance, more damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presidio Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 After I've downed it, plus after a couple well placed specialty HD loads I've made.....there won't be enough left to ID much less recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastmaster Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 It will be interesting to see the legal outcome of the guy that shot it down. He is probably into the legal fees for more than the thing was worth...but he has/made a point. I would not find him guilty if I was on a jury. Could've ended up in a murder charge too. Ya never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I can't remember if this link was posted here or on another forum, but it's interesting...130 yard shot on clay birds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 All but one of my SG's has the barrel cut off,, about at the 21" mark . The one and only is full-full, fixed., dating back to late 50's. I don't do trap, but it looks like fun. Thanks. I shot the kite at about 30 yards with the Stoeger. Folded like a cheap suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Howdy, for close in work the garden hose comes to mind too. Best CR A local gal here did just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_of_Hearts Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Hover that thing over my house and you may learn what a pellet rifle can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 New shooting sport! Blackfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_slinger Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Drone shaped targets at the next Cowboy shoot? Sounds like an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Drones at the next cowboy shoot ????? -10 sec. BONUS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 A good pard videoed me running a stage. I trainwrecked it for eternity. I would have had to break the 170 to do what I was a thinkin. Being as smart as he is it never went downrange...... Sounded like a bumble bee was in my hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 If anybody hears of a legal fund for this guy put it up here. I'd chip in a few bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverboat Red, SASS #71733 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 New shooting sport! Blackfoot Looks like it already is! http://www.wideopenspaces.com/target-drones-future-sport-shooting-video/ RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 What's a 'standard SG'? I shoot trap from the 27 yd line using a 12ga and extra full choke. I think a 10 gauge with 2+oz of shot and BP for powder, will work well as a drone killer..... OLG Besides, the BP will blind the camera even if you miss. But how could you miss with a 12 gauge at close range? Blastmaster, a full choke will not shoot farther, but it will tighten the pattern a tad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeBagodonuts Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Totally agree that a drone hovering in the back yard is fair game. After I took it out with the 97, the garden hose, the paintball gun, or the old Red Ryder, I'd consider it mine. It's no different than a neighbor's ball falling into my yard. If I feel like giving it back, I will, but I don't have to. If the owners showed up with the police demanding their drone back, I'd tell the police officer that the drone was mine as soon as it entered my property (which includes the air space above the actual property) and this is a civil matter. The only reason this guy got in trouble is because he used a shotgun in a no discharge community. I doubt, if it ever gets to a jury, that he will be convicted. There's too much anti-drone sentiment, plus the whole "spying on my 12 year old daughter" creepiness to this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I say we buy the guy a ticket to kalifornia so he can assist the aerial fire fighting effort by eliminating those pesky drones that are grounding the air tankers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Heh! From the Yahoo News article on this: "Merideth says he stood his ground: "I had my 40 mm Glock on me and they started toward me and I told them, 'If you cross my sidewalk, there's gonna be another shooting.'"" Yep.....anti-aircraft Glock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I wonder if they smoke and belly up like a WW II movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Heh! From the Yahoo News article on this: "Merideth says he stood his ground: "I had my 40 mm Glock on me and they started toward me and I told them, 'If you cross my sidewalk, there's gonna be another shooting.'"" Yep.....anti-aircraft Glock! You might be surprised how often I hear that while behind the firearms counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Most shotgun range is 40 yards, depending on the size and weight of shot. That said, next November come North to the Skagit Flats and witness folks that believe there is enough trajectory to launch space debris. Very entertaining to watch the Canadian Geese fly in off the water, rise up just about 10' beyond shot range and then the sky busting begins. I have never seen so much as a feather leave the birds. One exception. A fellow let loose with what I suspect was a 10 gauge in the midst of 12 gauge guns. Funny thing is, he shot and the goose folded up it's wings and dropped. The blast was much louder than the other guns, yet one fellow came to claim the bird. A fist fight ensued. I never did see who came away with the bird, but I suspect it was the guy that shot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 You might be surprised how often I hear that while behind the firearms counter. Then again, I might not. If you want to have some fun, go to a gun counter in some big store and ask for a box of 7.65 Browning. Nine times out of ten you will be handed a box of 7.62 x 39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_of_Hearts Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 It seems a sunbathing female was involved also.............! https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/man-shoots-down-drone-hovering-000032027.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Please imagine your neighborhood airspace suddenly full of undergarments, toys, books and other coveted items floating through the air after the drone carrying them was shot down. Every day will feel like Christmas. :P :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Too bad he didn't keep the sim card. Bet he would have had a slam dunk case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosscut hardy Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 12ga. 00 buckshot / mask / stumphole / I live in the country. ..crosscut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 OK. We have all shown our hairy chests and bellowed or resolve BUT we have enough lawyers on this forum to give us a legal response. Can we shoot the da**ed things down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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