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Unread 10-18-2023, 08:02 AM   #1
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Default Which gun to choose?

Mike Gaddis talks about the dilemma we face every time we open the gun cabinet. Which gun do we take to the dance?

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Unread 10-18-2023, 12:06 PM   #2
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I had that dilemma last week and decided on a 20 i bought in 1967 and started my grouse and woodcock hunting with. My sons learned to hunt with it and i have carried it more hours than all my other guns combined. Had made the decision before reading the article and when i read ''going with the one that brung me'' it brought a catch in my throat and i knew it was right. Thank you for the link
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I dont get out a lot, hunting or clay shooting. I more look at it as “which gun have I not shot in a while”?
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Unread 10-18-2023, 03:46 PM   #4
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The fun is in the choosing (and, Harry, you need to expand your library &#128519.
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It's never too early to start thinking about what gun you are going to take
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Harry,

He did say that, BUT in Modern Shotguns and Loads in chapter 10, page 89 he states: For my own use, if I could own but one gun, that would be a 16 bore, 6-3/4 pounds weight, 30 inch barrels, one barrel modified and the other full choke, and I'd be liable to say, "Get thee behind me Satan for you cannot tempt me any further."
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if i had to choose only one gun it would be a 10 bore........charlie
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I’m mighty partial to the 16. However, there is a reason there are more 12 gauge doubles than any other gauge. IMHO
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Good story from Gaddis as usual. Just rolled into to northern Michigan for 4 days of grouse and woodcock. Go to gun last year was a 28g CZ Bobwhite which is literally the perfect bird gun. In the roll up to leaving the biggest decision was which of the two newer to me shotguns was making the trip. In the last year I bought both a 16g 30" barreled FAIR Inside and a 1921 Parker Trojan that had been totally restored and flawless. This rattled around in my slow mind until the perfect solution came to me last night while packing. Like Gaddis the 28g stayed at home and the Parker and Inside are setting in the corner of the hotel room as we speak Should have read his story two weeks ago. Might have saved some angst...
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"The lines of an old gun have character that can't be approached by the automatic plumbing that passes for a gun today." -George Bird Evans (The Upland Shooting Life)

I agree, except when hunting in the rain, which I still enjoy. And then I take my Benelli Ultra Lite 28 ga shell shucker. I just can't bear to see a fine old double get soaked. My hands just aren't competent enough to properly clean and dry out an old wet double.
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