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Great stuff Chad! Welcome back to the cool guys forum

Hi Gil, Seasons Greetings and all the best in the New Year.
An old rerun just for you

Hi Terry;
I missed seeing you last November. Did that wire I left at Henry's cabin work out for your deeks?
I hope you have had some seriously good shooting at the shack (behind you in the photo). Also wishing you a happy, healthy & prosperous New Year.
Twogone (AKA Mike; Jim's fishing partner)

Thanks, Terry. Happy New Year to you, too. I hope you don't mind the rest of the story told by you to me about 6 years ago. Here it is:
" The Greener 10 was bought locally about 20 years ago from a friend. There is a bit of a story. the barrel is damascus and is actually 39 1/2" and had no choke although the proof marks were "not for ball". I suspected that the gun had been shortened, probably because of muzzle damage.The original barrel wall was over 60 thou with a bit of light frosting in the bore.I sent the barrel to Stan Baker, the barrel guru, in Seattle(may he rest in peace) (edited by GLS) for clean up. ) Weighs 9 1/2 lbs. Shoots excellent,tight patterns to 50 yds. I load my own bismuth loads at about 8500 PSI and with 1/4" chamber walls and the Jones underlever lock-up I have no concern regarding the ability to handle that load. I contacted Graham Greener and he confirmed that the gun was built in 1886 with a 42" barrel and was ordered by a Mr. Short !!! It handles and shoots very well and is a hoot to use for pass shooting geese."

A short but fruitful late October walk in Ontario...

Terry, had you been wearing a British cap the picture could have been taken anywhere along the coast in England and 50+ years ago. Alas I believe you are on the flatlands east of Vancouver?

Floyd, the Woodcock Whisperer, his Sadie, Pop and I had a great day today in the lowcountry bottoms.
Here�s my Beretta Model 412 single-shot 20 made in 1957. It�s a full choke, but I shot Polywad spreader loads that did the trick. At 4 lbs., 13 oz, it�s a great carry in the woods and I rarely get a second shot anyway. There�s a doodle between Pop and Floyd�s hand. Floyd shot his Ithaca SKB 20 and he is one fine shot with it. Gil

I can attest to Floyd being good with that SKB on doodles. Excellent day, Gil.

SRH

Grandpa, Dad & Daughter hunt. My daughter is only 11 so she walked with no gun. Here she is holding my Norman & Sons 12 bore 28" barrels 6 lbs 3ozs which saw action when a grouse held tight in a bush to my Griff's point which I dumped in an adjacent field. Grandpa is wielding his Beretta over under 20 bore with 26 1/2 inch barrels. The most exciting moment of the day, however, occurred when my daughter, who was walking a ridge while we toiled away in the underbrush on the hillside, flushed a bird which sailed right under our noses with set wings and disappeared into a pine ticket which offered us no shot at all. She was giggling and laughing all the rest of the day. It's so important to teach the next generation to carry on our traditions.

What a wonderful picture
Thank you for sharing
Mike