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Making the noise is easy. But a lot of guys don't pay any attention to what the ducks are doing. There are times when the hen mallard greeting call will cause ducks to instantly spin around and...

I think the bore should be the least of your concerns. Take the whole thing apart - bolt and recoil spring - and then use some BreakFree CLP. These guns are incredible tools when they cleaned &...

I hunt a state-owned marsh. It is a pretty good-sized piece of open water; I'd guess 80 acres with some cattails around the edge. We have a split season here (western NY) and this spot is usually...

No beer in the house, so I'm drinking wine tonight. For a snack I selected some mallard jerky that I made using the Hi-Mountain jerky mix that you can buy. This is something that you can make in...

I wasn't too impressed and gave up on them. I'll be the first to admit that it could have been my shooting, but the ducks just didn't seem to fall the way they would with heavy-shot.

Ducks are very good eating, at least the puddlers and vegetarian divers like redheads and cans.

I don't like cooking and can't be bothered with fancy recipes, though I'm sure they're very good...

I like the IC choke with a 3 1/2 inch load; BB's or #2's. If my shooting is getting good, then I'll switch to a modified with 3 inch heavishot #4's.

I hate losing ducks.

The winchester slugs work great for me, both the platinum and gold tips. I did have some penetration issues with the winchester plain sabots but the premium ones work great. I've stuck with 2 3/4...

I clean mine the same as my bird barrel - some solvent, a brush, and wipe clean. The sabots protect the barrel from the slug just as your shot cup would protect your bird barrel and so it doesn't...

It completely depends on where you hunt. Often, puddlers can be hunted in a foot of water. But I agree with tucker301 - if you're into kneep deep water then go with chest waders. Even if the water...

When you jump to the 3.5 shell you can either increase the payload or the velocity. I'm starting to think that the increased velocity is the way to go. Even at 30 yards I see a difference in...

don't forget about the forearm - you'll need a different one than for your bird barrel

By the way - I've been using a modified choke with 3 inch #4's.

The bad thing about using hevishot is that you only get one shot per duck. They just crumple and fall dead. You don't get that follow-up on the duck as it angles down and you don't get to chase...

I've been using 2 3/4 inch Winchester Sabots with good results.

My SBE I has real tree camo. It has some scratches from being hit against snaps, buttons, and shells. The end of the barrel has become blackened and there are some places where the camo is chipped...

It has been a very spotty season in western NY. My buddy and I limited twice but got skunked four times. If you just add the numbers (40-45 ducks for the two of us) then it was a pretty fair...

I had a similar problem and found that oiling the ejector plate&spring was the key. I've heard plenty of horror stories about Rem oil and always use a good synthetic that is intended for automatics....

I do. Rifles aren't allowed in my area (western NY)

Maybe I'm stuck in a rut, but I always marinate duck breasts in a bit of Italian dressing and then put them on the grill until they're medium rare. I think they're better than chocolate.

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My advice is to find something that sounds different than what you've got. I've got a new acrylic double-reed call that the ducks were ignoring. Then I pulled out a 30-yr old wooden thing that my...

If it happens alot, then you might have to send it back (mine was like that at first). Then I had random jams every 5-10 shots with various loads and sometimes I could shoot two boxes with no...

I bought the (rifled) slug barrel for my SBE1 and it works wonderfully. I've found it to be very accurate. My shots are all less than 50 yards so I've stayed with the open sights. I do have two...

When I bought my SBE I made sure that it was camo. I didn't really care about the pattern and would have been happy with a solid green. I wanted the teflon coating to protect against rust. Mind...

None of the factory full chokes, from any manufacturer, are suitable for steel. I'm not sure of the whole reason, but this is why you shouldn't shoot steel through old guns with fixed full-choke...