The VH 2 frame 12 ga. has been in the family three generations. It hung on the wall of my bedroom from the time I was about 8, in very sad shape. Bad restock that had failed, safety worked backwards, left barrel wouldn't cock, off face, and loose, with pitted barrels and a small crack at a dent on the left barrel. I worked with a local smith about 15 years ago to return it to solid use. I restocked it, corrected the safety, cleaned up the bores, had the crack tig welded, blued the barrels and re-cased the action after polishing. When I showed it to my then 86 yr. old uncle he was quite touched, and spent the better part of two hours telling me and his two sons how many rabbits it had killed, grouse my dad had taken, and an occassional duck, and at least one deer.. It kept grandmas cook pot full! My son has already laid claim to it, on to the forth generation!
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Keavin Nelson
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