2023 was a good year, and you?

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

I promised myself NO MORE GUNS IN 2024, like my attempts at dieting I wonder how long I can hold out.

Did you have your fingers crossed?

[6pt-Sika]

I bought three guns and none stayed with me longer than a couple weeks ! I did buy a partial box of 8 gauge buckshot , some brass 10 gauge hulls and a 1937 Parker brochure spiral bound . This is the first year I remember not buying a gun to keep . I might add I sold over a dozen guns of which there were two 8 gauges several 10’s a couple 12’s a couple 16’s a couple 20’s and an SC .

[6pt-Sika]

I did Sanford , Hausemann’s , Koneski’s and the Vintage Cup with several one day things at Prospect Hall as well as the VA Vintagers events . This year was more about socializing than shooting . I did four tower deals at Prospect Hall and a quail thing at Rasawek . But I gotta say deer season has been working one me more and more each year for the last five or six years . Have taken a good amount and am glad I decided to do the opener in WVA but I finally came to the realization I can’t go at it like I used to ! Legal bucks go out in VA this Saturday but antlerless in my county goes until March 31st but I’m not sure how much good that will do me ! I’ll be in the Philippines from 3/11/24 until mid March so that cuts three weeks off and I’ll be in Argentina the last six days of February , plus the getting out of the bed early has kinda left me LOL’s . Early in the season I was up easily now not so much . It’s my “intention” to do Sanford this year as well as Koneski’s but only others I plan to do are one day deals at Prospect Hall and the VA Vintagers and quite possibly a one day deal in southern IN . Again this years more about seeing people than the bling apologies to the guy with the cane in Susquehanna county PA !!! Although I’ll tryin doing seven events at his shoot !

[Mike of the Mountain]

Hey hey there Craig! No cane since 12/9. I hope to be behind my dogs guiding or hunting birds in 2-3 weeks! I had a good 2023. Picked up three Parkers, one was an 8g PH from Craig. 😎 Also scored a really nice Lefever 12g 32” with a lot of condition. Shot the Spring and Fall Southerns, Hausmann’s and one day of the VGC. Added a lot of bling to the cabinets. We had a good year chasing pheasants. Filled all my deer tags. Had a lot of fun putting some guys into Parker guns. Have to grow Parker Universe when we can! I did score a nice collection of Parker paper. Original catalogs, a couple of nice repros, factory letters and hang-tags, etc…

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Hey hey there Craig! No cane since 12/9. I hope to be behind my dogs guiding or hunting birds in 2-3 weeks! I had a good 2023. Picked up three Parkers, one was an 8g PH from Craig. 😎 Also scored a really nice Lefever 12g 32” with a lot of condition. Shot the Spring and Fall Southerns, Hausmann’s and one day of the VGC. Added a lot of bling to the cabinets. We had a good year chasing pheasants. Filled all my deer tags. Had a lot of fun putting some guys into Parker guns. Have to grow Parker Universe when we can! I did score a nice collection of Parker paper. Original catalogs, a couple of nice repros, factory letters and hang-tags, etc…

Godfrey told me Saturday at Prospect Hall he’s going in a couple weeks to get a knee replacement but he’s planning on making the Southern .