Damascus 16's

[james van blaricum]

bruce, at the present time I am in Destin Fl laying on beach watching my beautiful gr. daughters play in the surf and wondering where I can go looking for Parkers. When do you start across Ks on your bike? Seems like you are going to be in Coby around the 5th of June. I am going out to U of Colo State that week end to sing in the Chorus of the Rockies for a week. Thought I could stop and give you some encouragement. JVB

[C.O.B.]

Eric I do indeed favor more open chokes than the GHE 16 has and thats probably why I don't Grouse hunt with it. Its NOT however M/F as someones 16 is and therefor more usefull for my applications. Also I don't need quite as much margin of error as some

[Opening Day]

I still am not openning it up Maybe just maybe my go to 12, for the grouse woods, still not sure if you and Dave M. have convinced me yet, If Dave would just reload me some spreaders there would not be a need but... Plus if I open them up we won't have anything to talk about on the Sporting Clays course.....

[Double Play]

From what I remember about Ernie's course the targets were in general grouse hunting type shots. Most stations were tight and fast except when you got out over the pond. I think rather than bringing my normal SC guns I will pack a 12, 16, and 20 gage, all fast handling game guns with 26" barrels and choked open and full which is what I like to use behind my flusher. Rich did I mention the 20 gage was a Fox?

[Bill Murphy]

Two years ago at the Northeast Shoot, I had not fixed the broken extractor on my PHE trap gun's 30" barrels that I would normally use for sporting clays. I snapped on the open choked 26" barrels which I had only used for skeet in the past. It was an unusual sight picture for sure. I missed what I thought were a bunch of birds on the first part of the course. They were absolute gimmes. I was really disappointed. The score card showed a 45 with a very long run at the back end which put me in second place behind my hero, J.D. Shank, who broke a 46. It was one of my proudest days in sporting clays competition. By the way, Larry, I broke every one of the many long birds that they throw over the pond. Don't worry too much about your 26" barrels.

[C.O.B.]

Eric go ahead and open the chokes on that big ol 12. We will still have something to talk about on the clays course..trust me. IF a certain 16 were mine it would be off to Mike Orlean for a choke intervention so fast it's ribs would seperate.

Larry I know the 20 is a Fox hence the discounted price with easy terms

Hausmans is a close course for sure. My Hollywood gun a 16ga skeet has a broken ejector rod and is at the Dr.'s now to be ready for dah U.P. shoot eh.
I'll bring a 16 & 20 both 30 inch bbls IC/M and a 28 skt/skt. Last year the 5stand warranted M/F.

[C.O.B.]

Eris just a PS Make that a certain two 16's for choke bore interventions