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If I designed a grouse gun, it would weigh 6 lbs with 30 " cyl/cyl barrels
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05-14-2019, 05:55 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Harold, that sounds nice!
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05-14-2019, 06:03 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I foot hunt all day...we travel to hunt so we waist no time on other things if possible, days are long. That said I have settled on the 16 gauge. O-frame parkers run about 6lbs up to 6-4oz on average with 28" barrels. My 30" barrels Fox will jump that up to 6lbs-5oz. I like 30" barrels for Kansas roosters, the wind always is blowing and the longer barrels keep up with the fast flying birds. I also have some other rooster guns that run plus or minus but nun are over 6lbs-9oz. My grouse guns run lighter yet down to 5lbs-8oz for 16ga. and 5lbs-2oz in 28ga. I do not want to hunt with a gun over 6 1/2 lbs max. I mostly hunt with 16 gauge guns as they also get birds in the bag like a 12 but are light like a 20. I always wanted a DHE-16, never could find the right gun, finally I bought a 28" M/F DHE English grip that comes in at 6lbs-9oz that fits me good. I hope its the one! SXS Ohio
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05-14-2019, 07:44 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I like 26" barrels on my upland 20 ga. guns, I shoot them well and they seem very light and responsive in my hands. I like anywhere between 5/15 and 6/12. Parkers are heavier than my Foxes gun for gun.
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05-14-2019, 07:59 PM | #7 | ||||||
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My Fox 20 is under 6 pounds and I use it primarily for duck hunting
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05-14-2019, 08:54 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Except for my 28g Repro, my grouse guns are 2-16’s and 1-12 and weight 6-lb, 4-oz to 6-lb, 10 oz. To me it’s more about balance than weight and I’m more concerned about how a gun feels when I am carrying it than what the scale says. In fact I prefer not to know the weight of a gun so as not to mess with my perception of weight.
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05-15-2019, 08:40 AM | #9 | ||||||
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My upland guns fall between 6 and 61/2 lbs for the most part, the exception is a 26 inch barreled H&H 20 that's 5lb 12oz.
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05-15-2019, 09:48 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Jay has a good point about just the overall feel of a gun.
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