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Unread 12-24-2024, 01:48 PM   #1
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I carried a new to me this fall 16 GH I purchased from a fellow member. This particular GH was ordered and sent to Kansas City in 1890. This GH has 30" barrels choked IC/M and weights just under 7 pounds on a O frame.

To make a confession, it took the fourth rooster before one fell from the sky. As good friend Jim Beilke likes to say, "If you give me enough opportunities I'll eventually hit one." I never shoot great this time a year with bigger coats and thicker gloves to stay warm.
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Good job, Matt! And congratulations for blooding the new to you GH.
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It’s about the “how,” not the how many. Late season pheasants don’t play nice, so, congratulations on that prize.
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Good going Matt. You proved the old saw true, Given enough bullets and enough opportunities you will kill some birds. Ha!!!
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You are not alone in being challenged by cold weather hunting. Percentages drop at least as low as the temperature. All the best Matt.
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