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Unread 07-31-2022, 09:06 PM   #1
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That is a beauty! Killer wood too. Luv it!
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How times have changed. It’s hard to imagine purpose built shotguns weighing 10 pounds or more. Benefits? Heavy tools of that era were the accepted norm? One thing for sure, heavy gun = less felt recoil.
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How times have changed. It’s hard to imagine purpose built shotguns weighing 10 pounds or more. Benefits? Heavy tools of that era were the accepted norm? One thing for sure, heavy gun = less felt recoil.
Times have indeed changed, but, still, beauty is as beauty does. What a nice gun you have there, Bruce.
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