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.)
