Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums - A week of guns coming home.....

It's been an interesting week for guns coming back to the home closet. After three years in gunsmith hands, my childhood Lefever Nitro Special finally has it's new stock, the Cairo Special 1st year A5 Magnum has it straight grip conversion and aftermarket engraving, and the Super Fox is back from a different stocker as well.

They all went to the trap range yesterday afternoon for a leg stretching and dove / early goose warm up. I swear the little Lefever 16 gauge wagged it's tail as I took it out of the case. I'd near shot the gun to pieces when I was a kid and it had lain in the closet for many years with various problems. It's got new wood on it that seems to fit me pretty well, I'll give it a real try opening day of duck season I believe.

I should have started the warm up with it. But, I was so keen to try the big Fox, by the time I got some purple Federals out of the bag, the little gun felt like like a wisp in my hands. It took me a few targets to settle down and hit anything with it but didn't do too badly once I got used to how light it is.

I hit the first target I shot at with the Super Fox, that made me feel good about it. The A5 Magnum did the best of all three I'm ashamed to say. I shot one round with it and I believe I broke 21.

I'm pretty rusty, haven't picked up a gun since Easter. I need to start hitting the range a little more often or the doves are going to be pretty safe come the Glorious 1st.

Opening Day for doves it's going to be Grandpa's 20 gauge JC Higgins with the straight stock that Dad made years ago. It's also back from the gunsmith but we had the work done down in Southern Illinois so I've not had a chance to see it yet. Dad finally made a walnut forend for it after saying he was going to do it for pushing 50 years. We had a little initial oval added to the forestock with Grandpa's name and his home town Shakerag, Ill.

DLH