Yes Mike, Montana sounds wonderful. I understand there is a lot of public hunting in that state with lots of birds. When the Ruffed Grouse are low, I am going to give that a try. As to which gun to take, hmmmm, I am confronted with the same dilemma. I have hunted with a Browning superposed 20b for years and made the statement once to my hunting buddy 'I will never need a better gun than this'. Well, I have harvested numerous birds with that gun but since making that utilitarian and somewhat ridiculous statement, I have acquired several English guns. Specifically, I have a 12b H.J. Hussey I am very fond of and am planning on that being my go to gun and save the Browning for 'bad weather'. I like 1 ounce loads in the Hussey and the gun only weighs an ounce more than the 20b Browning superposed!! I really love the grace and 'feel' of the English guns. They are just wonderful IMHO.
