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You Gotta Hear This!!

NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
edited August 2002 in Ask the Experts
Browning has come up with a new vision for all us Shotgunners.They call them the little Skeeter Gauge reducers.You insert them in the chamber of your shotgun,for example a 12Ga you can insert the Ga of your choice in the chamber A 10GA can shoot 12 and 20 GA shells.A 12GA can shoot a 20or28and.410 ammo you purchase the Skeeter GA of your choice,for about $50.00 bucks each.Reviews I have read say they work extremely well and a 12GA with a .410 Skeeter in the chamber is said to shoot an excellant group.The skeeter will function with any brand shotgun.Im assuming it has to be a single or over and under type shotgun.

Rugster
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  • airborneairborne Member Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    rugster...Do you have an article or site you can reference which will provide more information? Thanks.

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  • garandfangarandfan Member Posts: 271 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They sell them at Cabelas for $35 for a pair.

    http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod.jhtml?id=0012774&navAction=jump

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  • gravediggergravedigger Member Posts: 945 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I saw this also in Browning's catalog.

    -Marcus

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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Airborne I have the Magazine article from Guns and Gear just came today.What would you like to know? Ill try to help you out.Im not sure were talking about the same thing Garand Fan.I cant find them in my Cabelas Master catalog,and Im pretty sure there not sold in pairs.The article I read said they sold for $50.00 bucks a piece.However they may sell in pairs,if were talking about the same thing.And you have seen them,because this article is really the first Ive heard of them.When refering to price it just says they retail for $50.00 bucks.

    Best!!

    Rugster
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  • garandfangarandfan Member Posts: 271 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think it is the same thing. I found them in the master catalog but its the one from 2001. It is listed as "Little Skeeters Mini-Tube Gauge Reducers". If you click on that link it will take you to it on cabelas website. Its $35 for a pair or $100 for six which includes tubes for 20,28,and 410 ga.

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    effectual means of preserving peace"-George Washington
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  • airborneairborne Member Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    rugster...thnaks for response, if they are listed in Cabelas catalog and an article in Guns and Gear I can find the additional information.

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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It looks like you would lose velocity due to a short barrel length and I wonder how the choke (in the skeeter) would work. Anyway, very interesting, if anybody has tried these please let us know how they work.
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  • rhoperhope Member Posts: 118 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I just typed in a whole bunch of stuff, but it looks like I did something wrong and lost it before it got sent.

    This is a test. If it works I will try again.
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  • rhoperhope Member Posts: 118 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As they say "There is nothing new under the sun".

    Many years ago there were sub-caliber tubes available to allow use of smaller gauge shells in single amd double shotguns (I believe they were made by Savage). A friend of mine had a .410 tube for use in a 12 gauge. As I recall it was about 12 or 18 inches long and relied on the choke in the 12 gauge to control the shot pattern.

    I remember that I had once or twice tried shooting clay piegions with a .410 with very little success. However, with the .410 tube in a 12 gauge I was able to break clays fairly consistantly.
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  • BushobiBushobi Member Posts: 107 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'd be very interested also if someone has used these and the performance results..dont think the barrell length would effect the velocity..but the patterning results would be interesting..sounds like a fun afternoon of shooting to get results..
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  • 101AIRBORNE101AIRBORNE Member Posts: 1,252 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nothing new,
    Savage has been selling the .410/Tenner for years. About $65.00
    use is in the .12 Ga for shooting .410 bore. The price for the
    pair is $35.00. Pattern is terrible. Rugster once again has incorrect information. The Browning marketed jobs offer nothing for hunting. The choke determines the pattern. Yes, Cabella's fronts these. Yes, a viable alternative to shooting smaller bore in larger tubes. Never worked for me. My experience. 101
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  • dakotashooter2dakotashooter2 Member Posts: 6,186
    edited November -1
    The review I read in one of the gun magazines indicated the first step down in size, eg.12/20 20/28 generally work the best and provided reasonable patterns. It appeared that the wad fingers peeled back and filled the bore. In the larger step in guages (12-410)the wads could not seal the bore well enough to maintain decent pressure and patterns suffered. The 410/12 resulted in a very poor pattern (25-30%?). The indication was, don't bother with the gauges more than one step below what you are shooting. I think there are two different brands. I recall seeing some many years back at that $50 price. The latest ones are around $35 a pair.
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