Have you ever ???

[Russ Jackson]

Okay Guys ,I have broad shoulders so I thought I would " show off " my latest addition, Seems David has gotten Cinderella to follow him home and I sort of ended up with the ugly step sister ! Well ,some things you just gotta have ! I don't know where David was at when he found his ,but ,HE SURE WASN'T WITH ME !!!!!:rotf: ENJOY!

[calvin humburg]

interesting Russ. Hey you could take the scope off and use it for back seat road hunting for fesents supply the guy riding shotgun with ear muffs. ch

[Jeff Kuss]

Ok Russ,
How long is the barrel on that thing?
Jeff

[Russ Jackson]

As far as the road huntin ,The shooter would have to be in the bed of a pick up truck the thing won't fit in the back of my Jeep ,and the barrel is 44" long ,not a typo ,44 "

[Jeff Kuss]

Did you get the tripod to go with it?

[Robin Lewis]

The barrel is 44 inches!:eek: How long is it overall?

Do you know what and where the previous owner hunted with it?

[Russ Jackson]

Jeff ;I wish it had one ,may pick one up if I actually ever use it ! First thing is to get the scope off and see whats going on under it ,appears to be glued onto the barrel ? My buddy and I spent the rest of the auction laughing at the dang thing ,was one of the most fun guns I have ever bought ,didnt need to give much to silly stuff like " Provenance "or nothing ,just a little fun !

[Russ Jackson]

Robin , 5' and 5/8 of an inch ,Model 37 Winchester .

[Dave Suponski]

Russ,You gotta be kidding.....what a grouse gun...:eek:

[Harry Collins]

A friend had one about that length in 10 gauge for turkey hunting and he stands about 5' 4". Is your a 10?

Harry

[Russ Jackson]

Dave If you might walk ahead of me a few feet ,maybe I could just lay it across your shoulder ?:shock: ,Harry ,No its a 12 Gauge !

[Dave Tercek]

Russ, I've seen guns like that. They are usually used in club shoots,Lucky X or Turkey shoots. The object is is to get the most shot in a given area at a certain distance. In other words very tight patterns placed on target. Try it before you take the scope off. The results may be interesteing.
Dave

[Russ Jackson]

Dave; Thanks for the advice ,I will give it a go ,I have never run into anything like this before ,I guess I'll start at about 75 yards and see what the old girl will do !

[james van blaricum]

I was down in the hills of Ten. and came across turkey shoot that was different than
anything I had ever seen. They would shoot at a target and would count the shot w
within the circle. They had specially choked guns with extra long barrels. Just a bunch
of good ole boys drinkin a little shine and shooten targets with there shot guns.

[Robin Lewis]

That is the kind of Turkey Shoot I grew up with. At the fire station the turkey shooter would pay $2 and get in a line of other shooters, 25 in all, and shoot 25 yards at a paper dinner plate stapled to a board. Somewhere "near" the center was a pence X mark that isn't viable to the shooter. After the shot the plates were taken to a table and the plate with a "BB" nearest the X mark wins a turkey.

These shoots are fun because a 10 year old has as much chance of winning as the local top trap shot. Everyone has fun, eats some good food, chats with friends and neighbors and everyone has a chance at a turkey. Around here the top shot goes home with a car load and my best chance at winning a turkey is buying a door raffle ticket.

Naturally, somebody figures out how to get an unfair advantage even shooting X marks on a plate by playing with the shot in his shells. So now for the $2 you get a "known" shell handed to you at the shooting line that must be used to win.

[Donnie Reels]

Hey the gun barrel is home maid for turkey shooting I go to these type of shoots all the time. I have a winchester model 12 with a home maid 36" barrel. I will say the gun needs to be shot at about 66 to 75 feet and it will blow the center out of a 2" circle and that is what you have to do to win. I love Fine doubles bot I have a lot of fun at these shoots and you can win a serous amount of money. I have shot for a hole side of beef and it is nouthing to shoot for twenty stakes at one time. Go to turkey shoot.com

[Don Reed]

That is the kind of Turkey Shoot I grew up with. At the fire station the turkey shooter would pay $2 and get in a line of other shooters, 25 in all, and shoot 25 yards at a paper dinner plate stapled to a board. Somewhere "near" the center was a pence X mark that isn't viable to the shooter. After the shot the plates were taken to a table and the plate with a "BB" nearest the X mark wins a turkey.

These shoots are fun because a 10 year old has as much chance of winning as the local top trap shot. Everyone has fun, eats some good food, chats with friends and neighbors and everyone has a chance at a turkey. Around here the top shot goes home with a car load and my best chance at winning a turkey is buying a door raffle ticket.

Naturally, somebody figures out how to get an unfair advantage even shooting X marks on a plate by playing with the shot in his shells. So now for the $2 you get a "known" shell handed to you at the shooting line that must be used to win.


.......... Yeah.... That's pretty much the way most of the shoots are handled out here in W. PA where I come from. Bring what you're gonna shoot, it doesn't matter, but you WILL shoot club supplied shells. Closest to the pencil "X" wins... and the "X" isn't always drawn in the center of the plate. Lots of good laughs and food. It oughta be that way....