Give em both barrels
 

I spent a couple of summers working at Barrow in the 1970's. There was a major " duck camp" at the base of the spit that hosted about 50 hunters , mostly with Browning Auto 5 Magnums, behind sheets of plywood that served as blinds. Eiders rafted on the open water that eddyed on the Arctic Ocean side of the spit.
The hunters would lie down behind the blinds. Two boys with side by sides with triggers taped together, would stalk out the beach to two other blinds. The boys would aim at the center of the flock, and on a signal fire both barrels. The wind was steady, and the flock always flew over the blinds. 50 Auto 5's would be emptied, and occassionally a duck fell.

Best, Austin

Barrow
 

Hi Austin,

I had a friend who flew Twin Otters for a seismic outfic that flew over that spit pretty low one day and got peppered. We operated from the NARC at Point Barrow. I think that was 76 or 77. Cheers, Tom

Oh... well that would work for me!

Austin:
Just proves that volume of fire does not equal hits. Just ask any VN vet. I'll take two shots and done, thank you. Unless I'm in a fire fight with Charlie.

Best, Kensal

Good to hear from you , Tom. I stayed at NARC, and worked from the NOAA observatory just East of the DEW line site.
I have been scratching my head trying to think of the Super Cub pilot's name; quite a guy.

Best, Austin

Barrow
 

Hi Austin, We also operated out of Lonely, Umiat, Liberty Lake, and several others I have forgotten the names of as well as the ice cap. A different world and a different time. Our runways were plowed strips on frozen lakes. Runway lights were #10 cans with a roll of toilet paper for a wick fueled by diesel fuel. I think the 130's needed 36" of ice but we needed only about 12" or so. Cheers, Tom

J.O. Flletcher
 

Tom; Did you know J.O. Fletcher - "Fletcher's Ice Island"? Joe was first to land at North Pole (C 47) and the first person to visit both poles.
He was a B 17 pilot and squadron leader in WW II . He was assigned, with a B17 and crew to GE Research Lab in Schenectady, where he worked on icing and contrail problems with Vince Schaefer in 1947 - 48. They stayed lifelong friends.
I went to work for Vince when I came home from the service in 1964. I never asked Joe for a favor , but he was my "angel" several times in both Arctic and Antarctic. He began the instrumentation of the remote sensing C130 we used when I was Mission Scientist 1977 -80.
Joe died a little over a year ago at 88

Best, Austin

Barrow
 

Hi Austin, I did not know Mr. Fletcher but I believe I have read about him somewhere. Cheers, Tom

If you can stick two fingers in there when the gun goes off the front trigger will smack into the second finger. Some guns even have a hinged front trigger so it won't do that.

I have shot two trigger guns my entire life and am used to them. I'm not used to a sxs with a single trigger but I own a few. I usually mount the gun with my finger on the front (open barrel) trigger and then move it back to the other if the bird gets up too far away. Or I shoot the first and then move my trigger back to the second, not hard for me to do at all. I have heard guys however, who say flipping triggers is difficult for them and they'll just yank like heck on that front trigger waiting for the closed barrel to fire by itself.

I have never, ever been able to select another barrel on a single trigger gun after a covey rise or when the ducks are coming in. It is THTD (too hard to do). But with a two trigger gun it's a piece of cake.