Hunting With Jimmy
 

Our good friend Jimmy Hall made the trek from the Virginia peninsula to our NEPA home. March 10 we hunted at John Picotti’s Ringneck Ridge Preserve. The weather was chilly with a lot of wind but our dogs and the pheasants provided a wonderful morning hunt. Jimmy brought his 9 year old Boykin Caroline and I brought our 5 year old Setter Callie. The dogs worked well together and made us both proud! The shooting was great too as only one rooster escaped unscathed and we think he’s still flying! Jimmy shot his Parker A-1 upgrade 16g with 30” bbls. I shot my favorite upland gun, a Parker Trojan 28”. That gun has taken a lot of birds over the years. We teamed up for 10 pheasants.

We finished the day back at Rock Mountain with a round of clays under clear but windy skies. Jimmy shot his 12g GH (?) 32” high rib trap gun and I shot a 12g TL hammer gun with twist barrels refinished by Breck Gorman.

We had a great visit and Jimmy is welcome here anytime!

Here are a few close-ups of the engraving on Jimmy’s A-1…. No flying turnips or wild salamis to be found!!

Nice. Sounds like a good day. I never tire of looking at that 16, it's easy on the eyes for sure.

Ha also had his 28g repro along. What’s not to like about a 28”, double trigger, straight gripper? He shot the 12g GH (?) trap gun really well on clays. So well he didn’t break out the Ithaca Lefever high-rib trap gun!

Jimmy’s a great friend and I always enjoy his company.

Jimmy finally found, after years of research, an A1-S in his own town… Great story!!





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I hate to say it but I think I like the engraving more on the A-1 upgrade more than his original A-1 . And that’s not to say there are any flies on the original A-1 :cool: Mr. Roberts what engraving style is on your pinoy upgrade gun ?

The great thing about a well done upgrade is you get the beauty without the guilt. Nice shooting gentlemen.

I suppose it's closer to an A1S than anything else.

Jimmy Hall and Caroline are indeed a pleasure to share some upland time with. Looks like you guys had a blast. (Pun intended) This gives me an idea for a get together next year for a triple play; a tower shoot, an upland clean-up afterwards and some clays thrown in. Over two days of course.

When , where and how much :rotf:

First Mine Run, Jan or Feb. 2024. Date, Time, TBD with input from interested parties. It would be a private event. Lodging available.

Caroline and Callie worked really well together. Callie found and locked up on the birds while Caroline backed her. Then Jimmy would walk up and tell Caroline to find the bird and she'd move in to flush it while Callie remained locked up and focused. It was indeed a pleasure to watch.

Doesn't get any better than that.

Having my knee replaced 12/6 of 2023. Hope to be back in action by then. Ice/snow is bad juju for a recent replacement.

Ice/snow is bad juju no matter what. Ask me how I know.:crying:

You won't find a finer gentleman than Mr. Hall.

Me too, a titanium plate and two rods later! :crying:!

January I think would work for me ! February I may be back in the Philippines . Well that is if I’m invited :whistle:

I did the same thing, 9” titanium plate and screws. Broke the leg in three places and dislocated the ankle.

That’s ked stuff…:rotf:





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Some of us didn't need a fast car to wreck a leg!! :rotf: Playing ball for 23 years and working construction for 27 is dedication enough!! :whistle:

What was starting to look like a catastrophe aboutmidday Wednesday (truck broke down) turned into on of the most memorable experiences imagined. Mike retrieved me from a garage about 85 miles away from his place.He and Mrs. Koneski went over and beyond to make this hunt happen. Dog,guns,rental car and motel don't go together real well. Everything Mike said about dog work hunt sporting clays are memory's no to be forgotten.

I usually tell people that I got mine pushing a crippled old lady out of the way of a speeding car, before admitting that I got it stepping off my front porch onto black ice :cool:.