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Phil Yearout
12-09-2019, 07:43 PM
My nephew and I took five nice roosters on TG day; I took two with my 16ga Sterlingworth. Woke to intermittent rain - heavy at times - on Friday so my old Stevens 5100 16 came out. Yeah, it's a bit heavier (but not much) and yeah, it's a little crude compared to the Fox, but it felt good - solid, familiar, reliable. It was too warm to stay frozen and got really sloppy; we packed it in at noon. Each knocked one down but lost both :cuss:. I hope the old gun enjoyed being out; I enjoyed carrying it!

https://i.imgur.com/NNnoVqCl.jpg

wayne goerres
12-09-2019, 10:00 PM
Looks like it dried off nicely.

Garry L Gordon
12-10-2019, 07:00 AM
Beauty is as Beauty does.

charlie cleveland
12-10-2019, 03:49 PM
i too have a few stevens in my hunting guns...these old guns are as tough as they come...my favorite is a little stevens 311 410 double.. next is and old stevens 12 ga double 3 1/2 inch chambers it is my go too turkey gun in bad weather...it litterly has been in a few really bad storms while hunting its even been used for s boat paddle a few times....charlie

Phil Yearout
12-12-2019, 09:07 PM
You know, I once took a limit of four wild prairie roosters with four shells out of the right barrel of that old gun. Sometimes I wonder why I ever went looking for anything else... :rolleyes:

wayne goerres
12-12-2019, 09:45 PM
I used a Weatherby for a jack handle once. (not a Joke). Was in the middle of nowhere in Oregon with a flat tire a brand new jack in the box with no Jack handle.

charlie cleveland
12-13-2019, 06:34 PM
you got me beat on this one wayne....charlie...

Bill Jacobs
12-17-2019, 06:20 PM
I'm glad someone came up with a good use for a Weatherby!��