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That is the "Bucket of Death" and chippies can't he'p themselves, even when they look down and see 2-3 of their kin folk lying face down in the seeds.

I don't use it until there are 20 or more of the rascal roaming all over my place, just stripping it down.

If there are only about a dozen or less, I keep the population under control with the 22 and #12 shot.

BTW, I just tried a 'home made' choke this morning and it worked at 40'.

Worked means that the critter is dead with the first shot.

I filed the front sight off of the rifle, and slipped a 3' piece of aluminum pipe over the end of the barrel, and used Gorilla Tape to secure it in place.

I'm going to experiment with shorter lengths of the choke and see what works the best, but I know that the 'choke approach' does work. Three extra feet makes the gun awkward and makes it hard to store, so like President Trump says, "We'll see what happens".

Here are the patent drawings for the Routledge bore:

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is: r

1. A gun adapted for miniature skeet including a barrel consisting of a smooth bore section of approximately .22 inches bore and another section of at least 25% increase in bore throughout its length, the proportionate lengths of said sections being in the ratio of 2 to 3 respectively.

2. A gun adapted for miniature skeet shooting including a barrel bored to accommodate a shot cartridge, said bore being approximately .22 inches for a portion of its length adjacent the breech and the remaining portion being bored at least 25% larger, to control the pattern ofthe shot, the proportionate lengths of said portions being in the ratio of approximately 2 to 3 respectively.

3. A gun adapted for miniature skeet shooting including a barrel bored to accommodate a shot cartridge, said bore being approximately .22 inches for a portion of its length adjacent the breech as the minor bore section thereof, and the remaining portion being as much as twice the diameter of the minor bore section throughout its length, to control the pattern for reduced scatter of the shot, the length of the minor bore section being approximately in the. range of one-. quarter to one-half the length of the barrel.

4. A small bore gun adapted for miniature skeet shooting including a barrel bored to accommodate a shot cartridge, said barrel being of a small bore for a portion of its length adjacent the breech and the remaining portion being at least 25% larger, to control the pattern for reduced scatter of the shot, thelength of the minor bore section being approximately in the range of one-quarter to one-half the length of the barrel.

FREDERICK J. ROUTLEDGE.,,