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A 6 lb Fox 16 ga, IC barrel with #6, full barrel with #5. All pheasant die before her. As George Lenard Herter once said, "We have tried all available and found none finer".
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My guns are quite plebian. For years my go-to gun was my Stevens (Springfield) 5100 in 16 guage. Now I am trying to nurture the same relationship with a Fox Sterlingworth 16. So far so good, but I never leave town without the Stevens in the kit!
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That would be my Lefever Nitro Special 12 ga. Indesructable gun, and never misses....yeah right!
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I have a rather eclectic collection of guns (people keep asking me "where do you ever find these things!"). For pen-raised poultry at the local preserve I shoot a number of guns everything from a 36 guage percussion sxs and .410 sxs hammer gun to a 10 gauge 1878 Colt sxs hammer gun. For serious pheasant hunting my go to gun is a 16 gauge French sxs guild gun. I shoot it well and it only weighs 5 lbs 1 ounce (no sore arms and shoulders the next day). I've corrupted (influenced) my 26 year old son to the point where he switched from a Remington 870 pump to 12 gauge Nitro Special. Steve BTW I loved KY Jon's answer. If it were only meat the only gun I'd need would be the afore mentioned Remington 870. Since everyone likes pictures, here's one of my 36 guage percussion sxs taken with its first victim. I know I know, I need to get some new pictures to put up.
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Approach life like you do a yellow light - RUN IT! (Gail T.)
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Jimmy W, will you use that 12ga Model 21 IC/C for pheasants to 35-40 yards? I'm trying to get the nerve to open same with my 12ga F/F Parker VH. I use No. 5 bismuth and TM mostly.
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I am hunter/shooter, not a collector, so I don't have that many guns, but I like the ones I have and use them extensively. For western bird hunting, late season work, back-up shooting, etc, a 12 bore Famars pinless sidelock, 30” bbls, choked loose and tight, Sabatti engraved, 6.5 pounds. Here’s the gun with my puppy and a prairie grouse we harvested a couple weeks ago; and on a “bed” of harvested roosters: For most eastern “wild” bird hunting, a 20 gauge Bertuzzi hammergun, 28” bbls, choked loose and tight, with a stylized Manrico Torcoli engraving of my master, Maggie, with a ruffed grouse in her mouth, 6 pounds even. Here’s the gun and the much beloved dog that inspired it. For pen-raised birds, a pretty little AyA #1 28 bore, 28” bbls, choked loose and tight, 5.5 pounds, built with extremely nice wood I provided; or a 1940’s vintage Model 42, Bee engraving, solid rib, Briley chokes: (I'm posting partly to see if I still exist on the new board.)
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Greg Beautiful Model 42! Steve
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My first attempt at picture posting on the new BBS. German guild (Heym?) BLE, 30" Krupp barrels, 6 1/4lb. Fitted with Briley Thinwall chokes (not by choice). It took about a dozen guns and some luck. Found in a local pawnshop for an amazingly good price. At some point I'll get the stock repaired where someone carved their name.
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When by myself, my "Tournament" marked Tobin 16, restocked by Randy Murray, with bores and chokes by the late Stan Baker, choked a loose IC and loose MOD. Low pressure Eley loads, of course, in this old timer.
When company is along, my Darne R10, once owned by Steve Bodio, restocked in St. Etienne while I watched, followed by a wonderful meal in the company of Hervé Bruchet and Richard Levi. The R10 is stocked in the unique French style of "Galwi" a gentle swan necked straight grip, with a classic Darne sling. Out of proof, short barrels, little to no choke left, and hits birds like Thor's hammer when loaded with 1 1/8 oz Eley Super Game loads. The sling allows for better control of the dog. Or, carrying an old pooch out of the woods when he can't go any further. Best, Ted
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AH Fox A grade 16 Straight grip, 26" #4 barrels for birds
M70 Carbine in 30-06 for deer
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