I think I want some 20-gauge Skeet Guns -- Fox-Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland Game Gun, Remington Model 31 (1941 version), Winchester Model 21, etc.

But, as above we'll see what actually strikes my fancy.

bill i want that 8 ga light to were i cantote it better....charlie

28 gauge GHE with 28 inch bbls 00 frame if they ever sell it.

I have collected and acquired all kinds and makes of rifles and shotguns and all kinds of hunting and fishing memorabilia my entire life but now I am at the point in time where its time to let most of them go. Way to much stuff to leave to my sons and grandkids, just some that have true meaning to me or them. I would like to keep a few riles, shotguns and handguns that I actually use and use the hell out of them till I no longer can. But if I had to have one more I would like it to be a Joseph Lang Best 12 gauge sidelock.

My new official goal is stuff I don't already have. Higher grades, later steel barreled Parkers, Remington Parkers. We shall see. The small bore goal in 2019 was a success

12 ga, frame 2, 26 inch titanic or Vulcan barrels. uncut

That 34" SC (choked .045) that ran away from me at Julia's back in 2012.
Come back to me Little Sheba.....:banghead:

Thinking on the big rifles, was in Green Top in Richmond and overheard two guys discussing a 375. Went over and one guy was a marine who had served with a friend of mine before going to Africa and becoming a PH. He said the 375 and larger were good but it is all in how you stand and hold them.
I asked him about that movie shot where the guy stands and shoots the charging lion. He said that won't happen, only in the movies. He said unless you aim low, the lion will run under the shot and you may only wound him in the back if you're lucky. He said the experienced shooter will drop to one knee and kill him coming straight on.
So, Mills when you get that 375, make sure you drop to one knee before shooting that lion.

The 375 H&H is a very versatile cartridge. I have developed a reduced load that turns it into a great deer rifle.

I took 2 scoped model 70's to Africa. One in 30-06 and the other was in 375 H&H mag. That 375 caliber dropped everything i aimed it at. Recoil was stronger than i had expected.

is the recoil on a 375 worse than the 12 ga 3 1/2 inch magnum duck loads...charlie

No not in my opinion. I'd rather shoot my big guns the 375, 416, 450-400 NE and 500 BPE than a 3 1/2 inch 12ga:eek:

You may be interested in this table https://chuckhawks.com/compared_rifl...un_recoil.html.

Ken

I have a grandson that is 7 years old, he is showing an interest in hunting. My daughter and I are taking him to a sportsman banquet in a couple of weeks. It is at a church and they have a food drive, you get a free raffle ticket for a shotgun for every can of food you bring in. He has contacted everybody he knows to bring extra cans in so he can get more raffle tickets. They give away 5 youth guns on friday night and 5 more on saturday night. My daughter said he is very excited about all this. If anyone has a single shot .410 or 20 gauge in decent condition that they want to sell, I would have an interest. I will post something in the wanted section too.

thanks ken for the info on the rifle versus shotgun very interesting...i figure this info is pretty correct...i have fired many heavy loads in shotguns i agree on the weight factor...the hardest kicking shotgun i ever shot was a new england 3 1/2 inch single barrel 12 ga...this gun will get you to flinching in a short while... i guess a 338 winchester magnum is the biggest and kickingest rifle i ever shot...i forgot one of those old spanish 10 ga s kicked like a mule too but the new england 12 ga gun was the worst recoil in guns i have...charlie

G grade or higher 26" open choked single trigger 20ga. Damascus bbls preferred.

In my experience, you don't feel recoil when shooting a big game animal as much as you would shooting a bird.
That said. Sighting in a .375 on a bench is not for the feint of heart.

Thats right Todd. When sighting in my new 375 model 70 for my So. Africa safari hunt, the recoil was brutal. Far less noticeable when shooting game.