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Unread 03-06-2013, 07:12 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by John Taddeo View Post
To your point Bruce, another interesting story is that of the Ryman line itself. I remember reading a story of the history of these setters in which hunters in eastern Pa. would board trains (dogs and guns) and go to the massive timbering tracts to grouse hunt. I would have loved to see the working guns that those gents had along for the ride...
John, one of the working guns was a 20 bore LC Smith skeet special with two sets of barrels that I bought from Mrs, Ryman after her husband passed away. The Rymans bred some great grouse and woodcock setters.
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