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- - At it again - 16 gauge grouse gun restoration (https://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30803)

Steven Groh

08-29-2020 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith Doty (Post 310750)

A good part of the pleasure in owning a number of nice guns is having the right one for the particular shoot you're headed for. Each year I enjoy the rotation thru the gun safes of the various gauges and barrel/choke combinations I own for different game. Who wants to carry an 8# 12 ga. on a quail hunt??
Guns are a bit like dogs, they're all a bit different. Get to know them and you'll shoot them well (or sell'em off). One that's a stranger may take a while in the field to "warm up". This DOES give your companions some entertainment at your expense!

And by the same token, isn't it fun to buy a gun for a specific situation?

Sometimes you buy a gun, just because you like it, although you aren't exactly sure how often you'll use it. Other times, you buy a gun to fit a particular niche.

Mills Morrison

08-29-2020 03:34 PM

It sure is. I have several guns for each situation in case one breaks down.

Keith Doty

08-29-2020 07:44 PM

When hunting in South Texas "two is one, one is none". Applies to nearly everything from spare tires to underwear to whiskey bottles. Shotguns definitely included!

Steven Groh

08-29-2020 10:02 PM

Well, the selfsame VH 16 that I purchased specifically for a northwoods grouse hunt developed a crack after 150 rounds of RST Ultra Lite cartridges (three-quarter ounce at 1100 ft./s.) I am very happy that it happened now, rather than in the grouse woods.

As long as it is in the shop, it will get a fresh rust bluing of the barrels and trigger guard.

Perfect example of why “one is none.”

Mills Morrison

08-29-2020 10:04 PM

Sorry to hear that news. I have a gun infirmary on top of my safe with a few needing wood work

Dean Romig

08-30-2020 10:58 AM

There must have been a crack or flaw before tou shot it. RST’s would never be the source of the damage.

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Steven Groh

08-30-2020 11:08 AM

I was not blaming the shells. I am a big RST fan.

Keith Doty

08-30-2020 12:04 PM

That's plain bad luck! That may be a flaw in the wood hidden for a century or just the process of aging, changes in humidity over years, who knows. Heart breaker for certain.

Steven Groh

08-30-2020 05:17 PM

Low humidity and a hot car - who knows. Maybe there was a hairline when I bought it, and I just couldn’t see it.

Presbyopia sucks!

Steven Groh

09-22-2020 07:28 PM

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I ended up having the gun stripped and cleaned, the barrels rust blued, and the chipped dhbp repaired. I think it turned out just great. If anything, the rust blued barrels set off what is remaining of the case coloring.
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