What would Grandpa do?
 

I had cheated on my second bird, using a 3.5" 12 ga for a bird that I though would be hard to get, but he came to fourteen steps on flydown and the 2.25 oz. 5,6,7 Hevi-shot blend to the head was not much of a sport.

It was back to the short ten and two unproductive weeks. With only two days left in the season, I called in four young birds, let them go, and then called two curious birds back and we got into a clucking match at thirty-five yards. Do I shoot? No. Do I want to keep hunting? No. Do I shoot? What would Grandpa do with a bird at thirty-five yards, head straight up in the air, and a load of number fours in the right barrel of a full choked 10 gauge Parker and I need to get to work?

Pow.

Grandpa would have done whatever was necessary to feed his family, I think.
I would definitely take that shot! Looks like you did... Congrats on taking the shot. Grandpa would be proud.

don't know what grandpa would have done, but i know what scott would have done,:cool: nice bird!!

a nice bird he is... i too loaded up a long range shell for the 8 ga 2 3/4 ouncechilled shot no 2 s..never got a chance to use them..but made that old stevens into a 3 1/2 in 12 magnum using a 2 1/4 ounce load..called that turkey up and at 20 feet i used the 2 3/4 inch shell i had in the right barrel...so much for the long range loads this year...heh grandpa woulda never passed up a chance to shoot a turkey at 35 yards with a ten gauge in his hand....nice going boy can a person wear his self out chasing these turks... charlie

My grandfather, born in 1893 shot a Remington Model 11, 12 gauge. One day, when hunting ducks with my dad he touched the muzzle into the mud. The next shot opened the muzzle like a blunderbus. He had an early Polycoke attached, which is how I shot the gun when it was given to me.

That ancient Model 11 was heavy as lead, but I shot it for years until some yahoo broke into my apartment and stole it. I learned on that old gun and I still like shooting over the "hump" today. Now I shoot a Rem model 11 20 gauge which also sports a polychoke and I like it. Remington Model 11's are cheap and Browning Auto 5's are not, but for the life of me I see little difference between the two.

have not owned a model 11 in years but at about the age of 15 i hunted with one faithfully it was a 12 bore 26 imp cly bore i just rarely ever missed anything i shot at...i musta traded off somewhere down the line...never got to see a model 11 in 20 ga in my hand... there scarse in my neck of the woods... charlie

My Rem 20 gauge model 11 looks nearly new. Has that nice Remington silver blue. It's pretty short, as if someone built it up for his wife who never shot it. Welp my arms are pretty stubby and I like a less that 14" LOP. So that 20jumps into my arms and I can hit with the thing. Since the last Rem m11 was made in 1948 all of them are old. Which also means they sport nice wood and are well made. While some can be heavy, I like them and today they are pretty inexpensive (nothing is "cheap" anymore).

My A5 is really an A500R :rofl: