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peter holden
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 07:42 pm |
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| Im sure it wont have gone unnoticed, but if you look at any of the videos on you tube, literally to a man they are all using gasers. were are all the Parkers. Has non toxic shot resulted in Parkers being left at home ? My 20g has done me proud this season. Only on a couple of occasions have i taken out the A5 mag.
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 07:47 pm |
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Peter,
Good to see you back on the forum, hope you had a good shooting season there on the foreshore.
I shoot a double for about 90% of my shooting, and 89.5% of that is always a Parker.
I love the old humpback guns though and do take one out on occasion. I took a Parker and an early Remington Autoloading Shotgun to Argentina last summer, used the auto in the morning and the double in the afternoon just for fun and variety.
This past season I used my autoloader a bit early in the season but snapped off an extractor so it was a double for the entire rest of the season. I've not been on a dedicated goose hunt with anything but a Parker 10 gauge in quite a few years.
Destry
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Mark A. Ouellette
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 08:11 pm |
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Hi Peter,
Simply said, anyone can shoot and hunt with an autoloader.
When one limits themselves to 2 accutate shots and accepts that with heavy watefowl loads they will feel the reassuring effect of recoil hunting takes on a different perspective. Perhaps it's like bowhunting with a recurve rather than a compound. It is just a little harder and perhaps a bit more sporting.
I do admit to taking a Benneli M2 in my sculling boat for one hunt last year. Between me and my man-sized dog a nice gun doesn't have a chance in the sculler! I guess I need to acquire a well used VH for my sculling!
Good hunting!
Mark
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 08:32 pm |
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Gas gun ...Auto loader...Are those the things I see at my gun club that spit out hulls all over the place!
Actually I have owned a bunch of em in an earlier life...no more..Parkers and Model 12,s thank you.
Oh ...Almost forgot one Beretta 682 skeet...Don,t get used much.
Last edited on Thu Mar 26th, 2009 08:34 pm by Dave Suponski
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peter holden
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 08:39 pm |
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Hi Destry.
Not been in touch due mainly to computor problems.
A5 browning parts are very difficult to come by over here, i have just ordered today new friction rings from a company in the U.S.A
In 10yrs of shooting my trojan 20 i have never needed to do anything but clean it, it gets some serious stick on the foreshore. Not bad for a gun made in 1912
I had a reasonable season, but the main of the widgoen arrived late which did not help. There were a lot of pinks which arrived in mid september and stayed in the area throughout the season.
The trout season has just started, but with high river levels on the river ribble and strong to gale force wiinds, i will probably wait a few days.
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C Roger Giles
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Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2009 10:36 pm |
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Peter what size friction ring are you in need of, 12, 16, or 20?
A 5's are my favorite in the blind or field, they eat inexpensive steel just fine.
Roger
Last edited on Thu Mar 26th, 2009 10:38 pm by C Roger Giles
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