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Guns from Belgium during that era often have the barrel maker's name or the name of the actioner stamped in the proofmark area. Many of these guns were made for another retailer stamp.

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They do? Where?

The barrels I agree.

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Yesterday afternoon a close friend and I hunted his quail property. We had five pointers, with two on the ground at the time. A warm (low 70s) afternoon, we didn't head out to the fields until about three o'clock. The dogs would stay on the ground hunting for about 45 minutes per pair, watered twice during that time, then swapped out. This property has had flight trained quail released in August each of the last five years. Many are surviving and rearing young, resulting in coveys that are as near true wild birds as any can be, other than property where none have ever been released. They fly like crazy, often not holding for the point and flushing before the guns can get within range. By 5:45 we had pointed and flushed nine coveys, a couple of which flushed "wild" and we didn't get a shot, including the sundown covey, which was huge.

Owner and I came in with 17. He was shooting his O/U 20, and me my Dickinson .410 with the "new" WW 3/4 oz. loads, which worked wonderfully. This was my first time to use the Dickinson on quail, and I was very pleased. First covey rise I doubled, a right and a left. Then later, killed two with one shot, quite by accident, but both recovered. Wonderful birds in the fields, and wonderful birds on the table.



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Sounds like a fantastic outing...rotating 5 dogs...9 coveys of quail...doubling on quail with a 410...that's just a great day. That's a nice photo that shows how diminutive your 410 is next to the quail. Thanks for posting Stan.

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Pretty pic and nice looking gun, Stan. Gil

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It clearly shows that Turks have arrived not only making fine wool rugs, leather jackets,....pomegranate juice, fig preserves but also nice shotguns and pistols.

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Nash would be proud of you, Stan. What a great bird hunt, nice photo of Gentleman Bob and the 30" .410.
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Yes they do, the Turks are really upping their game. And blowing everyone out of that market.

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I like the gun so much that I may price a custom ordered one at sometime in the future. I killed some time a couple days ago reading the information and looking at the pictures on their website. I am impressed by the claim that they do a lot of hand fitting of these guns, "smoking them in" when fitting the actions. Engraving is impressive, very unlike what is offered at some other Turkish makers. I really think AKUS has got it together.

This statement grabbed my attention.

"Custom guns. Yes, Dickinson will build a custom gun to your specifications and at a reasonable price too. Special stock dimensions, ok. Your name in gold, ok. Any amount of engraving, ok. Highly figured fancy walnut stocks, ok. Even extra barrels in a different gauge, ok. Whatever you desire, within reason, our master craftsmen can build it for you."

I'm mulling it over.

Merry CHRISTmas, y'all



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Extra fancy Turkish walnut, that in itself would be worth it.

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