Since our quail numbers are so low in the Texas Panhandle this year my go to gun has been a cheap English 16 gauge hammer single shot weighing 4 1/2 pounds. Also have been using black powder to spice things up. The little gun does add a new dimension to the uplands. Even with its 28 damascus barrel the gun has zero momentum and the slightest jerk or wobble guarantees the bird wins. What great fun! Must say though Im seldom embarrassed at the end of a day.

When an old man dies a library burns to the ground. (Old African proverb)