What are you packin'

[Harold Pickens]

Leaving for the UP next Fri. and as always ,trying to decide what guns to take along. It becomes more complicated this year with the addition of a GH 16 O frame and a Lefever G 16. These 2 will make the trip along with a nicely restocked 16 Sterlingworth I picked up last year. There are a VH16 , DHE 16, and an A grade Fox 16 also stating their case to be included. A little VH 20 with 26" cyl/m (factory) by all rights should be included. A little Grade 2 Ugartechea 20 at under 5 1/2 lbs is just perfect for those days when the arms feel tired--its lightening quick. The 12's and the 28 will be left behind.
So many guns, so few days to hunt!!
So, what are you packin'?

[Opening Day]

Harold, don't forget the pistol to rid yourself of "porkies" just ask Rich when you see him, we carry all of the time when our dogs are in the woods

[Double Play]

Harold,
Next week I'm taking my 18 month old Brittany, Shea on her first going away hunt. We will be up in New Brunswick Canada chasing Grouse and Woodcock around. The camp is right on the Northwest branch of the Mirimichi so there is likely to be some fly fishing also during this trip. My gun of choice will be a 6# DHE 16 gauge with 26" barrels choked IC and light Full. I will bring an assortment of low pressure shells in #6, #7 1/2, and #9. Some will be spreaders and some will not. I am just as excited to see how the dog performs as I am about the hunt itself. Good luck in the UP.

[Mills]

I am shooting sporting clays next week with my GH 16. I know, not as exciting as birds, but nothing is really in season around these parts now.

[Double Lab]

Leaving for S. Dakota this Weds. So where do I start? GHE 20 Dam, VHE 20, Trojan 20, Sterlingworth Deluxe 16, Rem. 1900 16, VH 28, all for the upland birds. For the ducks, Sterlingworth 12 and GH 12 Dam. For coyotes, Win. pre64 .243, Ruger mini14 .223, Win. 62 .22 for plinking and a 6" Colt Python just because.

[Harold Pickens]

Mills, I recall the pictures you posted on that GH 16, a really sweet gun.

Larry, my DHE 16 weighs in at 6# also and has 26" cyl/m chokes per its factory letter. I shot it at Hausmann's in June. I rarely carry it to hunt, but perhaps ought to. Straight grip also.

[charlie cleveland]

if i could pack...i would load up the old 10 ga ph grade gun with 32 inch full and full for ducks and geese then my old no 4 grade lc smith 30 inch mod and mod for them in close over the decoys then the ithaca mag 10 32 inch full chokes for the birds if they was a flying real high one day..then i would pack the old lifter 8 ga parker with the 26 inch barrels to have somethin to talk about and then throw in the little 22 bearcat for company... charlie

[Bill Murphy]

When I go out of town for a hunt, I try to pick a gun that will do it all, and include one backup, only for the unlikely situaton where my main gun would break. I guess that's why I normally use one of my six to seven pound tens when I go on a serious grouse hunt. I want to be ready for anything. I would pick a twelve for a SD pheasant hunt because of the number of shells that may be expended. May have to go to the hardware store for replacements. Harold, I would recommend you take the six sixteen gauges and leave the others behind to simplify the ammunition situation.

[Double Lab]

Bill;
Taking one or two guns is just not fun anymore. I'll carry one gun in the morning and another in the afternoon. But...... If I decide to only take two I guess I'll have to sell the rest to you so I won't be tempted to take more.

[Steve Hodges]

In two weeks I am headed for the Forks, Maine, for a week of grouse/woodcock hunting. As my VH 16 on a 0 frame is at Brian Dudley's for some much needed work I hunted with a 1930 transition 16 gauge sterlingworth with 28" barrels and RST spreader loads. Gun weighs 6 Lbs 1 Oz.