Newbie Question

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

The Dunkle AAHE - At over 8lbs it was not designed to be a game gun.
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Bruce, I've got to take exception with that statement . . . I have never shot a more well-balanced, dynamic, extension of my mind and body than that 34" magic wand. I would be surprised if carrying that gun on a morning's pheasant hunt would be at all tiring.

Over 8 lbs.?? I'll eat my grungy ol' Filsons if it is

[TARNATION !!!]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I would be surprised if carrying that gun on a morning's pheasant hunt would be at all tiring.

That made me think of my much younger years. My Dad took me hunting from the time I could walk - a bit to my mother's consternation. I eventually was allowed to be a gun bearer - hauling a shotgun just in case it was needed while Dad had the rifle for deer, moose or elk or hauling a rifle just in case it was needed while Dad had the shotgun for ducks, geese, grouse or pheasants. I found my load to be heavy yet was longing for the day I could get a licence. When that day came, I was allowed the VH, which, for the first time for me, had the added weight of two high brass blue CIL Imperial shot shells in it. I vividly recall just how "light" that gun became that year.
Cheers,
Jack