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#41
Hunting Photos / Re: .410 Thunder!
Last post by coyote101 - October 06, 2026, 01:39:16 PMI'm glad to see you got one for your Contender. They are a lot of fun.
I took my biggest turkey ever at 28 yards with the .410 Encore in 2022 using that same Federal TSS load. He was twenty-five pounds, one ounce:
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The barrel was modified by a gunsmith in Tennessee named JR Shultz, who also made the choke:
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Pat
I took my biggest turkey ever at 28 yards with the .410 Encore in 2022 using that same Federal TSS load. He was twenty-five pounds, one ounce:
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The barrel was modified by a gunsmith in Tennessee named JR Shultz, who also made the choke:
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Pat
#42
Hunting Photos / Re: .410 Thunder!
Last post by nastygunz - October 06, 2026, 12:03:56 PMThey aint cheap!
#43
Hunting Photos / Re: .410 Thunder!
Last post by nastygunz - October 06, 2026, 12:03:09 PM"The SSK 50 Shot Gun / Turkey Barrel has a working range of up to 40 Yards.
In our testing we found the following:
Range: 30 Yards
Shot Size: 3" Federal TSS#9
Density within 30 Inches: 93%".
In our testing we found the following:
Range: 30 Yards
Shot Size: 3" Federal TSS#9
Density within 30 Inches: 93%".
#44
Hunting Photos / Re: .410 Thunder!
Last post by nastygunz - October 06, 2026, 12:00:35 PM #45
The Tailgate / Today in history 10-6
Last post by remrogers - October 06, 2026, 11:45:45 AM1866
Oct 6
The Reno brothers carry out the first train robbery in U.S. history
On October 6, 1866, the brothers John and Simeon Reno stage the first train robbery in American history, making off with $13,000 from an Ohio and Mississippi railroad train in Jackson County, Indiana.
Trains had been robbed before the Reno brothers' holdup, but these previous crimes had all been burglaries of stationary trains sitting in depots or freight yards. The Reno brothers' contribution to criminal history was to stop a moving train in a sparsely populated region where they could carry out their crime without risking interference from the law or curious bystanders.
Although created in Indiana, the Reno brothers' new method of robbing trains quickly became very popular in the West. Many bandits, who might otherwise have been robbing banks or stagecoaches, discovered that the newly constructed transcontinental and regional railroads in the West made attractive targets. With the western economy booming, trains often carried large amounts of cash and precious minerals. The wide-open spaces of the West also provided train robbers with plenty of isolated areas ideal for stopping trains, as well as plenty of wild spaces where they could hide from the law. Some criminal gangs, like Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, found that robbing trains was so easy and lucrative that for a time they made it their criminal specialty.
The railroad owners, however, were not about to sit back and let Cassidy or any other bandit freely pillage their trains. To their dismay, would-be train robbers increasingly found that the cash and precious metals on trains were well protected in massive safes watched over by heavily armed guards. Some railroads, such as the Union Pacific, even began adding special boxcars designed to carry guards and their horses. In the event of an attempted robbery, these men could not only protect the train's valuables, but could also quickly mount their horses and chase down the fleeing bandits—hopefully putting a permanent end to their criminal careers. As a result, by the late 19th century, train robbery was becoming an increasingly difficult—and dangerous—profession.
Oct 6
The Reno brothers carry out the first train robbery in U.S. history
On October 6, 1866, the brothers John and Simeon Reno stage the first train robbery in American history, making off with $13,000 from an Ohio and Mississippi railroad train in Jackson County, Indiana.
Trains had been robbed before the Reno brothers' holdup, but these previous crimes had all been burglaries of stationary trains sitting in depots or freight yards. The Reno brothers' contribution to criminal history was to stop a moving train in a sparsely populated region where they could carry out their crime without risking interference from the law or curious bystanders.
Although created in Indiana, the Reno brothers' new method of robbing trains quickly became very popular in the West. Many bandits, who might otherwise have been robbing banks or stagecoaches, discovered that the newly constructed transcontinental and regional railroads in the West made attractive targets. With the western economy booming, trains often carried large amounts of cash and precious minerals. The wide-open spaces of the West also provided train robbers with plenty of isolated areas ideal for stopping trains, as well as plenty of wild spaces where they could hide from the law. Some criminal gangs, like Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, found that robbing trains was so easy and lucrative that for a time they made it their criminal specialty.
The railroad owners, however, were not about to sit back and let Cassidy or any other bandit freely pillage their trains. To their dismay, would-be train robbers increasingly found that the cash and precious metals on trains were well protected in massive safes watched over by heavily armed guards. Some railroads, such as the Union Pacific, even began adding special boxcars designed to carry guards and their horses. In the event of an attempted robbery, these men could not only protect the train's valuables, but could also quickly mount their horses and chase down the fleeing bandits—hopefully putting a permanent end to their criminal careers. As a result, by the late 19th century, train robbery was becoming an increasingly difficult—and dangerous—profession.
#46
Hunting Photos / Re: .410 Thunder!
Last post by coyote101 - October 06, 2026, 09:51:10 AMWho did the barrel, Nasty?
Pat
Pat
#47
Non Hunting/Fishing Photos / Re: Remember when...
Last post by FinsnFur - October 05, 2026, 09:16:25 PMThe squeeze coin purse.
I remember wanting one of those so bad when I was a kid. I thought those were the coolest thing ever when I saw my grampa reach into his pocket to fetch his, and pull a few coins out and lay them on the store counter.
I had no idea what it was or where to get one. My Grampa handed me a brand new one, one day.
On the front side of it, it said Dal's Garage, in crisp white lettering. That was the one man service station in the little river town they lived in here. I never seen anyone working on anything when I rode my bike past but there was always old men including Dal setting out front talking, sitting in steel lawn chairs.
I remember wanting one of those so bad when I was a kid. I thought those were the coolest thing ever when I saw my grampa reach into his pocket to fetch his, and pull a few coins out and lay them on the store counter.
I had no idea what it was or where to get one. My Grampa handed me a brand new one, one day.
On the front side of it, it said Dal's Garage, in crisp white lettering. That was the one man service station in the little river town they lived in here. I never seen anyone working on anything when I rode my bike past but there was always old men including Dal setting out front talking, sitting in steel lawn chairs.
#48
Non Hunting/Fishing Photos / Re: Remember when...
Last post by FinsnFur - October 05, 2026, 09:06:04 PMQuote from: nastygunz on October 05, 2026, 11:18:13 AMWhat are those?
Those are the plastic hair piks that your grandma used to use to holder her hair curlers in with, back in the day.
50's, 60 and into the early 70's
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#49
Non Hunting/Fishing Photos / Re: Remember when...
Last post by nastygunz - October 05, 2026, 11:18:13 AMWhat are those?
Quote from: FinsnFur on June 12, 2026, 05:21:40 AMThe smell in my Grandmas house associated with these
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#50
Hunting Photos / Re: .410 Thunder!
Last post by nastygunz - October 05, 2026, 11:13:59 AMI have that set up with fiber optic sights which coexist with a red dot sight so I can use either one.
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