DHE 16 revisited

[Harold Pickens]

I probably will hunt that gun next year in the UP. I do hunt grouse very hard in rough terrain in SE Ohio and WV. As a competitve marathon runner and diehard tennis player, I cover alot of ground. To date, I have broken the stocks on a FoxC 16 witha SW stock, my VH 16 twice, and found the only strand of barbed wire i have ever seen in a clearcut in the UP and broke my VH 2o. Still, these guns were meant to be hunted and are not collectors items. I am curious to hear what you all think about the discrepancy between the factory letter and what has now been shown to be an original straight grip( except for the checkered side panels.

[Bill Murphy]

We would need to see pictures to answer that question. There are many entries in the order books that don't agree with the final specification of the gun.

[Harold Pickens]

Bill, I did post those pictures on Dec 8-9, on my original thread. Ican post them again if you want. You did reply then that you didnt think the checkered panels were original and I agree. We did look longand hard at it to see if it was done to hide a repair, but if it was, it was very well done.

[Harold Pickens]

DHE 16 pictures