Grouse Guns
 

As October approaches the quest for the "perfect" Grouse gun intensifies. Let me say right off there is NO perfect Grouse gun. This is a myth perpetrated by the gun writers, advertisers and manufacturers who tout sleek small bore guns with straight grips, slender splinter forearms and short open choked barrels.

There is a benefit to the myth of the perfect Grouse gun and that is that the quest will never end and the result is more Grouse guns in the safe.

I'll be heading to the Upper Peninsula next week for the month of October and I'll be taking 9 Grouse guns. The guns of Autumn will include 2 16's, 2 28's and 5 20's. There should be at least one "perfect" gun in the bunch:whistle:

Nine guns; wow! I thought it was a lot when I take three: the one I'll use, one back up in case of a failure, and my trusty old crappy weather gun. You oughta find a good one outa nine!.

You have to be prepared when your gonna be gone a month:)

Rich

the "perfect" one for any given day will be one of the ones left back in the house

The perfect grouse gun is my VH 28 straight grip gun bored cylinder and full or my 10 gauge 26" Sauer bored a bit tighter. The Sauer is about five ounces heavier than the Parker, so it may not be "as perfect". I hope Rich has a good car alarm.

For us heathens in the Pacific Northwest --

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For the locals in the U.P. the perfect gun is whatever they can use with a 4 wheeler:rotf:

Perfect example Dave - It even has "Pa'tridge Sights"





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Another unsuspecting neophyte sucked into the maelstrom of the "Myth" of the 'perfect grouse gun.' ;)





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I'll be headed out to SD in a few weeks and right now there are 7 shotguns going (Parkers and Foxes along with a varmint rifle for coyotes) but unlike Rich I need to take all these guns. You see I have 2 Labs, Fox and Parker, and it is just not politically correct to shoot a Fox gun over Parker dog and vice versa.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!:whistle: