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Mills Morrison 08-20-2014 10:35 AM

I am thinking of taking my Browning Superposed out for the first day of dove season:eek:

Just to try something different for a change. It was owned by another PGCA member before me :rolleyes:

Harold Lee Pickens 08-20-2014 11:32 AM

Last year I took grouse, woodcock, or pheasant with all 4 of my Parkers, all 6 Foxes, and my 2 Lefevers. My favorite guns to hunt with are my GH O frame 16 and my newest, a beat up little VHE 20--they may be the only 2 guns I take to the UP this fall.

Michael Murphy 08-21-2014 07:52 PM

Can't call any one gun my favorite! Any gun I happen to have with me when I get out into the woods and fields is my favorite for that day. I like my Parkers, Foxes, RBL's, Brownings, etc. I can however say that my favorite gauge is the 20.

Rich Anderson 09-07-2014 08:39 PM

My favorite of all of them is hands down Gunner's Gun. I could part with them all except this one.

Gary Carmichael Sr 09-09-2014 08:42 AM

Rich, I do see why this is your favorite gun, I know when afield with it memories abound of hunts with your best buddy, Matties gun is at the engravers probably be six months before I get it , Then it will be my all time favorite Parker! Gary

Bill Murphy 09-10-2014 09:22 AM

My favorite could be any Parker that I have carried behind my dogs. However, after a difficult second barrel kill on a bobwhite a few years ago, my favorite now is my little 28 gauge bored cylinder and full. The little cockbird had reached the forty yard mark and has turned around a honeysuckle thicket and was all but out of sight when I fired. My companion gave up the bird as lost, but I sent Eva into the area of the shot and she came out with a dead bird. The little VH has earned a place in the back of the truck.

Grantham Forester 09-10-2014 11:45 AM

I only have one Parker (for now, anyway)
 
So it has to be my favorite- My father-in-law willed it to me- a VHE 12 with 30" M&F barrels made in aprox 1929, by the serial number look-up the PGCA makes available. I passed on the Parker GHE .410 ;made in 1937 in Ilion, again as verified by the serial number look-up herein and once I priced out both 2.5" and 3" .410 bore shotshells-And I am still "on the fence" about the 1926 era AH Fox 12 AE- again, 30" M&F like the Parker VHE- mainly due to the buttstock issues-

I also shoot a Browning 20 Superposed for quail and dove, and a Browning 12 Auto-Five, mainly for water=fowling with steel shot. The Parker is my favorite shotgun for pheasants, hands down.

Carvel Whaley 09-10-2014 09:13 PM

Carried out my 10ga 32 in lifter this morning for the first time hunting with it. Had my limit of dove in an hour and a few minutes. Lots of fun. My two friends had there's a little sooner with their auto loaders but I think I had more fun. Took me a while to remember to cock the hammers and move to the rear trigger for the second shot. I had to laugh at myself. Carvel

charlie cleveland 09-10-2014 10:18 PM

them old tens are a lot of fun glad you chose one to shoot..what loads did you use on the doves...charlie

Carvel Whaley 09-10-2014 10:29 PM

I had a few RST ounce and one eighth 1140 fps 7&1/2's factory loads and the rest were some reloads federal hulls, 30gr of unique 1&1/8 oz of #8 loaded with nitro card over the powder 2 , 1/2in fiber spacers and a rolled crimp. All seemed to work well. Carvel


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