The birds with the half grip Parker 12 were taken using 28 gauge chamber mates.

Mills,
Southern gentlemen like yourself should only hunt bobwhite with a 16 gauge. I believe in the old south (glory days of the southern plantations) it was the gauge of choice. It was those miss guided northerners which confessed the idea of proper gauge for bobwhite. So I encourage you and your Georgia roots to stay the course.

16, 20 and 28 are the only gauges I use on quail. Some places frown on 16s and it is ridiculous

The above may be revisited when I get a 1/2 frame

Bein' a No'thener who shoots a 28 gauge for the formidable trickster, the ruffed grouse, and the long-billed dodger, the woodcock, I can't figure why the Southe'n boys would need to club their little gent'men bob-white speedsters with such a massive load??





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I wanted to take an original vent-ribbed M42 skeet gun to Bray's Island, and was told "break guns only" Grrr!

Some folks are born with frowns! I once (note, once) hunted with a young guy who berated me for shooting a 16 because it was "bigger" than his 20. He was shooting 3 inch 1 oz. shells, and I was using 2 1/2" 7/8 oz light loads. He also said my double was not as "humane" as his autoloader because he had an extra shot in case he winged a bird. It takes all kinds. At the end of our hunt, he left me with a bag of 20 gauge hulls to load for him. I never did reload his shells, nor did he ever hunt over my dogs again.

So much for frowns...

If you want the definition of 'shooting snob' just refer to that silly rule. It can't be about safety if the action is open...





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Spoken just like a d___n Yankee, for sure. :) No doubt you carry shells in a carpet bag, too. (I guess I should hide my 28s before I say this, eh?)

:biglaugh: Well said Garry... very well said!





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