I bought a 10 gauge

Bald1 · Aug 25, 2022

Although I don’t have any real use for it , I bought a 1982 vintage Harrington & Richardson model 176 10ga. It’s a 28” cylinder bore barrel with rifle sights. This leads me to believe it is a slug gun. It’s in excellent shape and was packed in cosmolyne. The previous owner was more of a collector/accumulator than shooter or hunter. I found a suprise when I disassembled to clean. A 1lb steel bar in the stock to reduce recoil. A quick google search showed this is indeed from the factory. I’ve always wanted one and this deal was to good (to me) to pass up. I also got a new box of steel waterfowl shot. Which is not ideal for this barrel. This weekend I’ll give it the bowling pin test with #4 and some slugs. It could find its way into the woods when it’s time to fill doe tags. Just because.

444 Magnum · Aug 25, 2022

Shoulda got the 8 gauge. I would have sent you some shells.

racoonbeast · Aug 25, 2022

I had a double barrel 10 ga back in the seventies. It was a reasonably decent gun made by someone in Spain that I had never heard of.

Anyway, that thing was about as close to artillery as I hope I ever touch off a trigger on. Any bigger and it would need a trailer hitch and wheels. They do speak with authority.

Echo40 · Aug 25, 2022

Ah, 10 Gauge... The Portable Punt Gun!

Rpg · Aug 25, 2022

I’d be reluctant to use steel shot in that shotgun.

max · Aug 25, 2022

Those things are not stocked well. It will give you a good kick.

HughD1 · Aug 25, 2022

My old H&R 10 Gauge stays in my old gun cabinet because the barrel is too long to fit in the safe. You could build muscle carrying that thing around turkey hunting!

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Heinz · Aug 25, 2022

It is a single shot, but why would you need a second shot. With single 0 buck that would be a street sweeper.

But I believe you are right, it was meant as a deer/bear gun.

Bald1 · Aug 25, 2022

Rpg said:
I’d be reluctant to use steel shot in that shotgun.

I thought the same thing. But there is essentially no choke so I don’t think a few rounds will hurt anything. Except maybe my shoulder.

diyj98 · Aug 25, 2022

The most abusive shotgun I've ever shot was an old single barrel 10 gauge. It didn't weigh much and would rock you jaw and shoulder when you shot it if you weren't prepared.

Dr Charlie · Aug 25, 2022

If the poster who has 8 gauge shells to give away he could give them to me. I have double 8 gauge from England. I usually use handloaded brass shells or a 12 gauge insert.

DWalt · Aug 25, 2022

Back in the 80s I briefly had an Ithaca Mag-10 semi-auto shotgun. I never fired it, never even had any 10 gauge shells for it. As a matter of fact, I never had much desire to shoot it.

Imissedagain · Aug 25, 2022

Our 870 Super Mag with 3.5" HV loads is a kicker.
After running some Trap loads I fired one holding it like I do with the Trap loads.
Thumb brushed my nose.

Never happened with the 458 No.1H Snub over the decades,
be it irons or scope.

Have fun with that 10.

BrovoEchoSierra · Aug 25, 2022

Not for me

Good luck, with your new gun.
It should kill on one end and cripple on the other... Too much for me.

30-30remchester · Aug 25, 2022

I am kind of a recoil junkie. I have shot a few of these when I was a kid. Got me addicted. The one great thing about these. You will not have to open the action after firing it see if it went off.

Oscar Zulu · Aug 25, 2022

Ithaca Mag 10 is a nice shooting shotgun, with a 34" barrel anyway. A bit heavy to tote around, I suppose.....
Those single shot ten's scare me. But I think if I came across one as you describe I wouldn't be able to resist, as long as it locked up tight.
Really looking forward to a range report! (Might have to use talk to text, due to injury. If your jaw isn't wired shut).

OZ

metrotps · Aug 25, 2022

10 Gauge Fun

DWalt said:
Back in the 80s I briefly had an Ithaca Mag-10 semi-auto shotgun. I never fired it, never even had any 10 gauge shells for it. As a matter of fact, I never had much desire to shoot it.

I also had one of these back in the 80's and 90's. Killed many many Ducks, Geese, and my right shoulder with it. It had a cylinder bore 23 inch barrel that I made from a 32 inch vent rib barrel that wouldn't group as tight as the other 32 inch vent rib barrel that I bought from Ithaca when I bought the shotgun. The 23 inch barrel made the Mag-10 the same length overall as my 870 Magnum with a 28 inch Modified choke. The Mag-10 digested the steel shot very well. I did have to rebuild it twice because I shot it so much.

pawngal · Aug 25, 2022

I'm chuckling to myself at you guys that "won't shoot a 10ga"
My late hubby was a goose hunter, had 3 10 gauges, An O/U Italian Armi San Marco , a Browning BPS, and a Browning Gold Hunter, all chambered for 3 1/2 magnum. I shot the Gold Hunter just so I could say I'd shot a 10ga., wasn't bad at all.
A quick hunting story, he knew I liked pheasant, one day he he came home from hunting he said, "I got some good news and bad news for you, which do you want first?" Of course I said the good new, Well, I shoot a pheasant for you. OK, so what's the bad news? Shot it with the 10ga, handed me the tail feathers and said Dang dog wouldn't even try to retrieve it.

Back to the OP's 10 ga, cylinder bore is for slugs.

Rudi · Aug 25, 2022

They are monsters. I had a 10ga. goose gun many years back. Always hoped a goose would just fly into the barrel and knock himself out.

boykinlp · Aug 26, 2022

I am definitely not a recoil junkie! I have never seen a 10 gauge before. I remember chuckling while watching YouTube videos of folks shooting a 4 gauge. Good Times for me watching not the shooters.
Larry

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