Any guns follow you home from Hausmann's?
 

Many nice guns at Hausmann's, Josh and Brian Hunt had the best offerings in my opinion and not just high dollar examples. My group from Rochester brought home some new toys, Dr. John purchased a very nice 410 Field Ithaca from Brian Hunt, Jeff F bought a Model 21 20ga from August, Louis P bought a nice T-Latch from Josh and I bought a real nice O Grade TLH 8ga 34" from Mike McKinney.
It was a great weekend, I really enjoyed the Parker Annual Meeting, Tom Wooden, Randy Roberts and Mike Franzen did a great job!! A special shoutout to RST for making ammo available. And a big thanks for all the 8 gauge participants, it was big fun.
So what did you bring home???

No guns but I did come home with a Hardy Deluxe Classic Smuggler, 7 ft, 4 wt.

Sold one and bought a nice DHE 16 GA 28". Been looking for a candidate for addition of my 30" grade 3 orphan barrels and forend for some time now. Gun is currently with Brian Dudley for the transplant and some refresh.
Bob Jurewicz

I did not buy any guns. I rarely do. But I bought a LOT of great parts and wood from a few different sources.

And I sold my reworked 20g Repro to a very good friend who liked it and I decided that everything has a price.

His reply to my price was simply “well, I have paid more for lesser guns.” ... I like it!

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A Grade 2 top lever 12 with 32” barrels from the Lowensteiner scratch and dent section ! Tuesday night I’ll shoot a round of five stand with it . Few small parts were purchased from Mr. Dudley to get it up to snuff once they arrive here .

Glad you bought Mike’s 8 gauge I was quite tempted .

Needed a small shot gun. I thought the rarest I think at show.

That was a nice score Jimmy!!





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Perhaps you’ll go hunting for some Northern Neck Hoppers !:whistle:

I couldn’t make it this year, so I bought a really nice Model 1912 in 2 1/2” 16ga. Field grade, 14 groove with 28” solid rib. Out of the George Cole auction.

I picked up an extremely nice Fox Sterlingworth 20 gauge with ejectors. Committed to it prior and did the deal at Ernie's.

Picked up a very functional MEC 12 gauge Grabber that I committed to prior to the event.

Possibly another Fox in the works that was there.

Jim, here's an extra pic taken for that "22 Shotgun" article I have pending. Shot with a Model 510 Remington smoothbore, same as your gun at 11 yards and with a Federal crimped so-called birdshot shell as you got from me while at HH.

I had a great, but expensive (for me) weekend. Was finally able scratch the SBT itch with a really nice Fox J. And to make it even better I ran into a fellow member with a super high condition Grade 4 Nick. After some groveling on my part I was able to convince him to sell it to me. It is now on its way to me FFL. To top off the trip I hit Josh's tables and made a deal on a very nice Baker straight grip Pargon. May not be considered a highly desirable collector, but it is in very good reconditioned condition, has great dimensions, and perfect chokes for a mid range pheasant gun. And the engraving, in my opinion, is top notch. I think the engraving on Bakers, especially the dogs, is very underrated. Overall, I was a very happy camper and had a smile on my face the whole drive home.

Ladies and gentlemen be careful in your posts about transactions which may raise concerns about transaction procedure. They may be watching!
Bob Jurewicz

Hi Bob
I apologize if my description of my Nick acquisition was misleading. What I meant is that i was shown a beautiful Nick Grade 4 in the parking lot and was able to beg and plead and finally convince the owner to sell me the gun. A deal was struck, and then the fun began. Long story short, the gun is being shipped to my FFL here in CT and I hope to actually have it in my hands next week. There was no back stage unofficial transfers from one back seat to another. Everything was conducted above board. I will say that my experiences with gun purchases this past weekend has convinced me to look into getting a C&R license. It would have made the whole process a lot easier.

No guns, surprisingly, but I have a few I am looking at.

Shot the Grade 2 I got from "The Lowensteiner Collection" tonight , two rounds of 5-stand and a round of skeet . Gun certainly knocks the fire and everything else out of the clay targets when I do my part :whistle:

You have to Love the Model 1912 ! , I didn't make it either but found Another Parker I have been looking for ,for some time ,I purchased it last week and it is in Transit and due here tomorrow ! It is a VHE 28 Gauge ,Skeet in /Skeet Out , Single Trigger ,Beavertail with Through Bolt ,and Ejectors , you could say I'm a bit anxious for it to be through the shipping process !

You’ve gotta show pictures here when you get it Russ!… can’t wait!





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Congrats Russ! A VHE skeet 28 gauge is a tough find!

Good Morning Dean , Yes ,when it arrives I will do that ! It is coming from Vermont , it was a consignment gun and I got to speak with the consignor " Previous Owner " before purchasing the gun and it has been in his Family since around 1939 or 40 and passed down through until it seems it was time to sell ! The Gentleman said he never remembered anyone that owned the gun ever shooting it even once ! I appears to have quite a bit of condition with one small mark near the end of the left barrel which in the pictures really doesn't look too bad at all ,seems it was put inside a fuzzy soft gun case and the fuzzy stuck to the barrel ! Very anxious to have it in hand to be honest !

Every time I read one these new gun on the truck threads, I hear Carly Simon singing Anticipation. It may have been heard by many in a commercial for Heinz ketchup.

I remember when she first recorded "Anticipayayation" way back when.





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I found a very nice VHE 20 Ga amongst the Lowensteiner offerings that followed me home, after I shot it on the coarse! A Parker 20 had been on the bucket list, and this high condition gun filled the need!

Closed out a deal on this C grade hammer gun that will be brought back to life in the next year. 101 top lever hammer guns, 36 12 gauge and 10 with 32” Bernard barrels.

Nice score Brian!!





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I haven't forgotten Pictures but the USPS is holding the Little Gun hostage ! The Tracking has it getting closer ,Maybe Today ! What was to be a Three Day Trip has turned into a Twelve Day Adventure so far !:banghead:

Been there Russ. I hope it arrives soon and safe and sound.





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Sorry to say it but it's the "NEW BETTER DELIVERY PRACTICES". :whistle:

Dean, back in 1974, I was at the Athens Folk Festival , at Ohio University in Athens Ohio, James Taylor sang "Dont let me be lonely tonight', then said he wouldnt be lonely that night as his then wife Carly Simon came out on the stage and sang with him---she was HOT!

Ah, Athens...the land that time forgot. :)

Closed out a deal on this C grade hammer gun that will be brought back to life in the next year. 101 top lever hammer guns, 36 12 gauge and 10 with 32” Bernard barrels.

Bring back to life ? Doesn't even look ill to me !

Early on in this Thread I mentioned I hadn't made it to the Southern but found a new Parker I have been looking for , for a Long Time ,Dean had mentioned posting pictures when it arrived from its 12 day journey with USPS ,soooo ,here they are ! Parker Brothers 238599 , gun checks out exact ,according to the letter ! Can't wait for Woodcock Season !!!

Nice looking gun! Looks to be original- What percent of the case still remains?

Good evening John , Yes I believe it is all original also and Thank You for the compliment ! I would say a little better than 50 % but it is hard to say really since we weren't around when they were manufactured ! I bought a 12 Gauge VHE years ago which was questionable if it had ever been shot ,I don't believe it had because I bought the gun fro a Grandson who told me his Grandfather ordered the gun and passed away before it arrived and his Grandmother would never let anyone shoot it ! I always base my percentages off of that particular Parker !

That’s a beauty Russ!!

I think we should get our little 28 gauge Sheet guns together for a photo shoot and a Skeet shoot sometime soon.

Lucky you!!





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That's what I thought Dean when I read your article in PP'S ! Which I enjoyed very much , by the way !

Thanks Russ !
Will you share it’s research letter with us?

By the way, that’ll make a dandy grouse gun too !




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I bet that 12 day trip had you on pins and needles waiting for it to arrive. That sure is a beauty. I just had a gun sent from Oregon and it came in 3 days, FedX.
Went to the Washington gun show yesterday with Brett Hoops, and the first table had a Parker Repro A1 Special 20 ga with 2 sets of barrels, original case, etc--think the price was just under $14,000. Other than that, there were some tired old 12 ga Sterlys, a couple Grade 2 12's, but there was a really nice Trojan 12 with 26" barrels for just under a grand. I bought a gun slip and some cleaning supplies.

Good Morning Harold , I hadn't realized the Washington show was going on yesterday and today is Fathers day and we are looking forward to our Daughter coming for the day so I won't be going today either but it doesn't sound as if I missed much but a long drive there ! I started getting on the pins and needles after about day six !:rotf but fortunately it arrived safe and sound !