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Ha! Those are the tough decisions we all wish we had my friend.
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08-22-2019, 08:12 PM | #4 | ||||||
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An excellent goal Mills
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08-22-2019, 07:51 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Among the most promising is a 1 frame 16 with 26 inch original barrels that handles like a wand
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08-22-2019, 07:59 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Instead of counting sheep to get to sleep at night, I scheme on which gun to use for the upcoming hunts -- dove, grouse, woodcock, quail, ducks, etc. I hope I never cease to be optimistic for the future at this time of year. I think I'll not check the news any more, and just check the weather. On second thought, I'll pass on checking the weather, too.
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08-22-2019, 08:10 PM | #7 | ||||||
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The 16's will be an A grade Fox 26 inch, Purdy with 28 inch barrels this is more for the later season as it's choked IC/F and a GHE 16. Gunner's Gun heads up the 20's but that's as far as I've thought it out
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08-23-2019, 07:56 AM | #9 | ||||||
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OK, I want to be sure I'm clear. I said I scheme for which gun to use for which season to help get me to sleep. I never said this strategy worked!
Hey, if ya gotta stay awake, ya might as well be productive. BTW, I've just about settled on what guns to take to MN for grouse and woodcock: my Dickson 28 bore (it's gone with me for 31 years), and my Parker DH 16 (this will be its 2nd season with me in MN). Both have very similar stock configurations and fit me well, and both have the straight/splinter/two trigger features I like best. I may (fingers crossed) have my AH 16 back and ready to go also. Now, as for the dove opener, I'm still sleepless about this decision.
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Heff I have no idea how you can manage a 32 inch gun in the grouse coverts my max is 28 and sometimes that's more barrel length than I care for.
The only hunting I can manage with a hammer gun are quail. I've tried it always alone and just can't manage it comfortably. For those that do my hats off to you. Brett I think your next 28 should be a hammer gun, Gary the Dickson sounds like a dream gun. I don't hunt doves so I can't help you there but if I did a grade 1 32inch 16ga hammer gun would be a top pick for me.
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