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Well that AE sold yesterday, so now I�m down to comparing three nice waterfowl guns. Remember I already have a nice LC Smith Featherweight for my upland needs.

The three contenders:
A Parker VH 30� barrels on a #2 frame, F&F, 7 pounds 13 oz. extractor
A Fox Sterlingworth pin gun, 30� F&F, 2 5/8 chamber 7#_6 oz extractor
Finally a London box lock ejector gun, 2 3/4�, 32 barrels proofed a 1 1/4 oz, 7 lbs 6 oz.

If I had the luxury of having all three guns in on place, I�d simply take the one that fit best. I�m a little worried about that Parker, I inherited my FIL�s 1800s GH. It�s a 30� Damascus 12 gauge on a #2 frame and it�s a real clunker. It weighs nine pounds with so much drop as to be unshootable, yet it has a spectacular piece of walnut. I believe the barrels are steamed 4#4oz. This VH is 3oz under eight pounds, seemingly perfect for waterfowl shooting 1 1/8-1 1/4 oz bismuth. I just don�t know.

If the Sterlingworth fits you, that would be my choice, hands down. RWTF

Just for grins, here are a few more pics from the last few years. Because I make part of my living buying and selling, I go through guns like crazy, and don't have any of the ones pictured below any longer. The memories last forever however:

Wow Mark what make is the hammer gun?

They are both Husky's. The top one is an 1880's vintage mod. 44, the bottom one is a mod. 50. The boxlock is a Husky 310AS.

Nice!

Please ignore grandson Jackson's Beretta 390.

That's my 32" SuperFox. L' Anguille River, Arkansas.



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Great photo, Stan. Looks like a bag of all mallards. Any black ducks in that game-rich area? I shot a banded black duck back in early Nov. First black duck in my daily bag in almost 25 years, last banded bird I shot was a drake pintail, late Oct 2000.

No need to apologize for that fine looking young man holding a 390- sportsmanship and the ethics of hunting do not encompass the make and model of the ordnance. Fine looking HE Fox you have there, amigo. I owned one fairly much like it, about 30 years ago. I love to shoot "tall birds" on crows and barn pigeons (in the mode of George Digweed) and I often used it for those feathered targets on area dairy farms. Amazing range, tell you what-that HE was so well fitted that I could NOT close it fully shooting AA reloads (Pacific 250 press)- It would only close and lock with factory new shells. Sorta wish I had kept it- RWTF

I use my 32 inch GH Parker 2 frame ,with 2 3/4 TM ,no issues at all
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Stan that looks like it was a good day.