That DHE of yours sounds like the ideal grouse gun. My grandfather had a couple of DHE's but never bought a higher grade although he could have afforded it. I always asked him why he didn't buy more Parkers and higher grades. He response was "I had all I neede
Pretty good response. He ordered his DHE's through a bicycle shop in Poughkeepsie. I can't even begin to imagine being able to order any Parker I wanted. Those old boys had it pretty good. A new Parker whenever they wanted one and incredible grouse numbers.
He bought the DHE's for pheasant hunting and duck hunting in Tivoli, NY which is on the Hudson River. I've hunted his Tivoli spot and there still are a lot of ducks there but nowhere near the numbers he talked about.
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