While is used to duck hunt quite heavily, (I had scull boats and sneak boat for years and hunted Plymouth and Kingston Bay as well as the Eastham Marsh on scoters and eiders) I grew up hunting upland birds throughout New England with my dad and cousins. The family shot only Parkers and that's the tradition that has stayed with me all these years. So my Parker preferences has been on 12, 16 and 20 gauge Parkers configured more for upland hunting than waterfowl. Brad Bachelder recently restored a very nice 12 ga VHE that came from the estate of a close friend. This VHE was restocked to my dimensions and will thus become my go to gun for upland hunting. I plan to post pictures and the story behind this VHE soon as a testament to Brad's workmanship.
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