Grouse Guns

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I'll be heading to the Upper Peninsula next week for the month of October and I'll be taking 9 Grouse guns. The guns of Autumn will include 2 16's, 2 28's and 5 20's. There should be at least one "perfect" gun in the bunch

Another unsuspecting neophyte sucked into the maelstrom of the "Myth" of the 'perfect grouse gun.'





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[Double Lab]

I'll be headed out to SD in a few weeks and right now there are 7 shotguns going (Parkers and Foxes along with a varmint rifle for coyotes) but unlike Rich I need to take all these guns. You see I have 2 Labs, Fox and Parker, and it is just not politically correct to shoot a Fox gun over Parker dog and vice versa.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

[TOOL MAN]

Wow, Rich! Nine grouse guns??? So much for dialin' it in! In New England they'd call that : "A trunk load of excuses!!" Good hunting!

[6pt-Sika]

Back in the day when I was eaten up with the bird hunting thing I had a pair of guns for everything . Nope they weren't Parker's or SxS's they were a pair of Browning Citori's in 16 gauge . Here in VA grouse coverts are in the mountains and a Browning Citori Upland Special 16 gauge with 24" barrels C/IC or M screwed in worked for me . If I were dove shooting or preserve hunting a Browning Citori Lightning with 28" barrels and chokes of IC/M or F worked well for me . I am sure if I were inclined these two would cover any upland stuff I wanted to do now . And quite possibly that Lightning could cover the goose stuff I've been doing . Back then I had Parker's Fox's and Smith's as well as guns from the Continent and the U.K. And liked them but when I was seriouse I used the Brownings .

[Jean Swanson]

Simple----The gun you feel most comfortable with !! I prefer my 28 PHE with 24' barrels. Quick and lite !!

[C.O.B.]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Another unsuspecting neophyte sucked into the maelstrom of the "Myth" of the 'perfect grouse gun.'





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The Hell you say I'm neither a neophyte nor unsuspecting I know there is NO perfect Grouse gun BUT there are MANY Grouse guns. I have added a 10th, a nice GHE 20 with 26 inch Damascus barrels......because it just might be.....well perfect