First Blood
 

Over the last two weekends I have enjoyed using a couple of guns to hunt with that I have just used on clays or not at all.

Last weekend while hunting with Rich Flanders, Dave Miles and Kurt Densmore the "Holywood" gun a GHE 16 skeet that has accounted for numerous clay targets brought down it's first and second Pheasants. While this gun is a pure joy to shoot clays with it's a tad heavy to me as a field gun. On this outing as I tired of carrying the Holywood gun I traded it for an 0 frame 16 hammer gun. This is a whole different element for me as I had never hunted with a hammer gun befor. I tried it with the hammers cocked and the gun open but prefered to carry it closed and to cock the hammers when I walked in on a point.

Today Gunner, Crazy Daisy, a VHE 20ga skeet gun and I went Pheasant hunting. Great teamwork from the dogs and the fast handeling VHE accounted for this guns first head of game a nice Rooster as it flushed from behind a small pine tree. This was the first time I have taken this gun out since I aquired it and it won't be the last.

Anderson, I have a couple of 16 ga. 0-frame hammer guns I would have traded for the "Hollywood Gun" . . . sheesh, I wish I'd known you had grown tired of that gun :banghead:

Good goin Rich, Congratulations.I bet that guns barrels will be kept warm more often...:rolleyes:

Dean,

He didn't trade the Hollywood gun for the hammer gun.
He just put it in the truck and got the hammer gun out.
He had both guns with him on that hunt.

oh. . .

. . . nevermind

Dean,
Just so you can experience the magic of the "Holywood" gun you can shoot a few rounds of clays with it next year at Hausmanns:corn:

Thanks Rich - I'm honored to accept your offer.

Ahem . . . will you be making the drive again ?

How 'bout if I promise cookies? :rolleyes:

Yes I'll be makeing the drive again. This time I'm hoping Dave Miles will be makeing the trip also.

Cookies are always good:).

Dave is great company - it's always fun to hang out with you guys.

I know I am.....:bigbye: