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Originally Posted by todd allen
If I had the money, I would collect vintage pigeon guns. Had a chance to buy the Westley Richards owned by John Millius. I regret missing that one to this day.
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Todd, was it you that took a PGCA group from the Vegas gun show gun out in the desert for a friendly pigeon shoot. This was about 1999. Your friend had a pickup truck full of pigeons and the boxes to release the birds. You provided all the guns and we had a great time. That little junket has cost me $$$$ as I was hooked on pigeon shooting for at least 10 years.
I came home and contacted a local shooter who had been doing the Oxford, NC shoot for years. He got me and several friends an invitation and we shot Oxford until it was shut down by the state of N.C. I had heard that Oxford was the largest shoot in the country with 9 rings. I enjoyed those shoots and it was a sad day when it closed.
Side by sides were not the gun of choice at Oxford. You saw a few Model 21’s, I always shot a Parker but 99% of the shooters were using over and unders, mostly Italian.