Not the greatest photo, but a bit of a milestone: my first ever woodcock and Gilley's first bird. Flushed, shot, and retrieved. The gun is a 5 lb 6 oz. Verney-Carron 20 gauge from the mid-1950s with light 27-inch tubes opened to .003" and .010" by Bob Day. Well used little thing with moderate pitting in the bores and typical carry wear on the receiver, but easy to carry and comes up quick. I'm not sure who was more surprised, me, Gilley, or the bird. Probably the bird.


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