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Anyone gun hunt out of there saddle?
- Thread starter Mlcatfish
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KYRanger
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Did you knock them off while he was knocking her off?
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My wife ties hers to her sling and leaves her trigger lock on until she gets the gun up. She also hangs it from the sling while waiting on deer to show up
SoILslocker
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I gun hunt from my saddle & like it quite a bit. Can use the tree or bridge to brace the gun for a steady shot. It does help to have a shorter gun. Last year I didn't have a dedicated slug gun so I was shooting my benelli sbe3 with rifled slugs & a 28" barrel. Way too long of a gun but made it work & shot a buck at like 5 steps. He saw me right before I shot him though because I was trying to get the butt of the gun up over the bridge & onto my shoulder. Too late for him at that point.
This year will be using a savage 220 I just bought, excited to see how it goes.
This year will be using a savage 220 I just bought, excited to see how it goes.
Chimney7
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I have a savage 220. The Cadillac of slug guns IMO.
hokiehunter373
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How the gun shoots is top of the line. Cycling shells is another issue. I still wouldn't get rid of mine though
what does that mean? I'm about to take my new savage into the saddle for the first time ever this Friday...It was fine at the range. "Cycling Shells"?
thx
hokiehunter373
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Shells get jammed after you shoot when you try to cycle a new one in. At least the 2 3/4" do. I started buying 3" because I heard that fixes the issue but I've still been getting through my stock of 2 3/4".
SoILslocker
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Are you racking the bolt back slowly? Bolt speed is what it relies on for ejection, not a spring. If you pull it back quick enough it should be fine. If not you'll have to reach in & grab the empty.
hokiehunter373
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No. I've never done it slowly but I heard several years ago that not jerking it back quick enough could be the issue. Since then I deliberately give it a good pull. My most recent hunt a couple weeks ago it wasn't the shell coming out that was the problem, it was the new shell going in. I don't get it but I know I'm far from the only one with the issue. Come to think of it, it only happened on the doe I shot that morning. Didn't happen on the buck. What the difference between the 2 were, I couldn't tell ya
overspined
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No problem with all day sits in the old guidos web. Sat several days this season. I haven’t tried the newer saddles but went through a few of em in the early 2000’s. Many sucked. I’m looking for newer lighter weight saddle and wondering what would be good. But I’m not decided yet. Gun, bow, xbow, they’re all good from a saddle.