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That is beautiful, the grouse and woodcock are in for it. Good luck.
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06-12-2020, 04:55 PM | #4 | ||||||
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If I can hit them, LOL
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06-12-2020, 05:17 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I have always appreciated the Francotte guns and that’s a nice one.
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06-12-2020, 06:51 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Glad you are enjoying it like I did for years, just don’t forget to take a picture of your first bird and send it to me
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06-12-2020, 11:04 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Well if you can’t hit them you’ll at least look good. Handsome gun, you’ll also need to bring it to Ernie’s I want to see it.
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06-13-2020, 03:26 AM | #8 | ||||||
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Let's see if I have this right: short barrels, open chokes, short shot strings, light weight, nice condition, venerable maker -- what's not to love about this gun?!
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06-13-2020, 06:58 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Very nice Steve. A friend of mine sold all his Parkers and Foxes, and replaced them with vintage Charles Daly and Francotte 12gauges. They are all sub 6 lb guns, amazing how light they are. Of course, I would not want to shoot a couple hundred rounds of sporting clays with them. 7/8 oz loads will shoot quite comfortably in that gun, and be great on grouse and woodcock. Looking forward to seeing it.
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06-13-2020, 08:59 AM | #10 | ||||||
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My little Francotte 28 gauge weighs 4 pounds, 12 ounces, cannot be comfortably shot with USA made skeet loads. I loaded 9/16 ounce loads for it, but then Morris Baker came up with light 2 1/2" loads that did not recoil much at all. The gun was minty, nearly unfired, so I couldn't carry it in the field. I made a hasty decision to sell it at the last shoot at Ernie's.
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