I really enjoy shooting the 42 I bought from Phil Carr two or three years ago - It's very nice and fits me very well.
My first (and only until I bought the 42) pump I bought when I was 17 years old - a Stevens model 77F in 20 gauge with a POS adjustable choke. I hacked off the choke, cleaned up the burrs, drilled and tapped a hole and ran a brass machine screw in and filed it to a poor rendition of a 'bead'. (I must admit that my gunsmithing skills have improved markedly from those early days.) It is a great little Skeet gun and perfect for early grouse and woodcock.
I've ben told it is a knock-off of the Ithaca 37.
I should have taken the pictures in better lighting.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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