Ruark on gauge for quail.....

[Jack Kuzepski]

Daryl told us what Capt. Askins had to say about the 12 gauge so I decided to see what he said about his choice of gauge for bird hunting. Here's what he wrote : What the sixteen will not do on quail and snipe, loaded with 1-1/8 ounces of shot, is not to be done, and at the same time the arm would be a pound lighter than a twelve for the same cartridge energy, and far more handy, with of course less weight of ammunition to burden coat pockets. For my own use, if I could own but one gun, that one would be a 16 bore, 6-3/4 pounds weight, 30 inch barrels, one modified and the other full choke, and I'd be liable to say, "Get thee behind me Satan for you cannot tempt me any further."

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Jack Kuzepski

"Get thee behind me Satan for you cannot tempt me any further."

Jack, that 16 he describes sounds familiar, and it would be an end-all upland gun. As for me, Satan successfully tempts me all the time.

[Bill Murphy]

Sorry, but Harry G and Daryl are comparing two vastly different authors with vastly different philosophies on shotguns. Sorry again, if I missed their corrections, but five pages of dialogue is a bit much to review.

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Sorry, but Harry G and Daryl are comparing two vastly different authors with vastly different philosophies on shotguns. Sorry again, if I missed their corrections, but five pages of dialogue is a bit much to review.

Sorry Murph, we were both quoting Chas. Askins from his various writings.