Oh yeah, that's very true Bill. These guns are far from new and had seen a lot of service long before most of us were even born. I'm sure Mr. W. Hidden of Providence, RI was real proud of this gun when he bought it back in 1910.
It had it's first shots in anger (with me) this morning and did well. I actually managed to kill the first bird I fired it at. I'm not saying I didn't miss some, several flew off unscathed, but I killed the first one and that made me feel good.
We had a lot of fun there at the grain bins, the birds were pretty thick. It rained on us a bit at first so they flew late but once they started moving it was steady action. We had a couple dozen decoys on the ground and added the dead ones as we shot them. The final count-up was 45 when the smoke cleared, not a bad morning on barn pigeons.
Destry
P.S. to Don: BAND!!!!
P.S. to Derrick: Yup, it's the same gun.
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I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house once in a quarter--of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three of four times; lived well and in good compass: and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Falstaff - Henry IV
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