doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Does it belong?

I hesitate with what can be a touchy subject, but I'm going to come out and say that among the right kinds of moderate fellows, a measured dose of something fine does have a place.

My stirrup cups have never rested on a stirrup, but they have known some tailgates after a great outing afield with friends.

Very Nice!

I would be honored to share an after shoot beverage with that presentation.

Alberta Premium, no doubt...

Ninepoint that is a beautiful libation set. To answer your question though no, in my own personal opinion alcohol has no place when there will be further shooting involved or for that matter when there will be a drive home. I'm no teetotaler but where the shooting is taking place I don't care to be around anyone who has been drinking at all and it just ain't worth it to drive after drinking...Geo

Very nice set ...and again with the "where I'm from " but it 's a real problem up here ,I've seen a couple guys head to the cabin for a week or so of so called hunting with the bottom of the pan(bed ) of the truck lined with beer and liquor ...we have a rep for it I know ,but it's not for me not by a long shot .

But at the cabin at the end of a long day ,I'm all for a snort or two of scotch .

Just wish I had some nice tumblers like you got to put it in!

How does the Scotch get to the cabin?

Stuff like that is why I love strolling into European gun shops. Unique stuff NOT made in CHINA!

Why bother? Fine French cognac is much better!

The set looks pretty German to me, I spent many happy hours stumbling around in the snow over plowed fields hunting hare, pheasants,and partridges.Usually we waited untill after the hunt to imbibe,but on the traditional daylong drive hunts, all the hunters would meet in the area somewhere for lunch.There were different soups, etc for food, but always there was beer.Usually there was also schnapps, sometimes "schwarzgebrandt" from different fruits.In one area they speclialized in using Maize(corn),as much like good old Alabama moonshine as anything you put into your mouth.However the one thing that was not ever tolerated was drunkenness.Any violation of this would result in the hunter being invited to never come back again.All unsafe practices were stopped right away, including drinking too much,by anyone seeing them, not just the host.
Mike

Taking a nice bottle or two of scotch for a week or so ,between a couple guys is pretty responsible and enjoyable IMO ...filling up the truck with 8-10 cases of beer and a case of liquor between two guys is pretty much means you're drinking 7 days a week while hunting and whatever else you do while there ...pretty irresponsible,and border line retarded if you ask me .

I take the scotch up in the pan of the truck too,or in the cab if there's room.

I enjoy a beer after the guns are put away. I am not a prude nor a crusader for abstaining form alcohol.
I have observed too many folks who become total a-holes after even a few drinks.
ask yourselves this:
would you knowingly get on an airplane when you know that the pilot and or crew have each had just a couple of beers or drink while flying. Of course in moderation!!!!
would you knowingly let your surgeon operate on you or your child after having a beer or two immediately prior to or while conducting the surgery?
if you answer no to those, why would you allow consumption of alcohol during an activity involving the use of loaded weapons?


whenever I hear about " everyone only had one, we were watching to make sure it didn't get out of hand" , when you add more than yourself to the situation , you have no real control.

I take my Hefeweizen at the end of the day, after the guns are put up . just my two cents.