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04-09-2020, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig Larter
My story is much like Dean's. I hunted ducks with my Uncle Bill at 16 in the late 60's, he was a double gun guy but AH Fox was his preference. Uncle Bill owned a gun shop and a boat dealership. Establishing my career and family completely absorbed my time and money in my 20's, 30's and 40's. I hunted with a Winchester 101 20ga and a Winchester 23 12ga. My job took me to Philadelphia for 6 years and spending dollars on guns was not in the budget but I did collect a few vintage decoys. By the time I hit 50 I had the discretionary income the result of two business transactions that allowed me to retire and enjoy life. So I'm 70 and have been retired for 20 years and have a bunch of Parkers, Foxes and Elsies, hunt ducks like a maniac, and travel the world hunting. Life has been good but not without it's gut punches.
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I hope by the time I hit 50+ I have some decent doubles in my collection .
Though I also know its not financially practical for me to buy one every year .
I realized as well I dont have to be in a big hurry either . I got what is essentially one of my dream Parkers .
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The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Milton C Starr For Your Post:
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04-09-2020, 06:06 PM
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My Father (born 1907) grew up hunting in Minnesota with the heavy 1890 vintage Parker Bros. PH-Grade 12-gauge my Grandfather got in 1901. By the time I came along in 1946, my Father had a pair of Remington AE-Grades in 12- and 16-gauge for the uplands and a 12-gauge Remington Sportsman as his waterfowl gun. In 1959 he succumbed to Jack O'Connor's short barrel writings and had the Remington Sportsman's 30-inch full choke barrel whacked to 26 inch with a Poly-Choke. By the 1960 season the Sportsman was gone and he had a 12-gauge, 2-frame, 30-inch Parker Bros. for his waterfowl gun.
I got my first Ansley H. Fox double in 1963 and another in 1966, but shot Dad's Parker Bros. quite a bit at trap. It wasn't until May 1996 that I added a nice example of a Parker Bros. to my collection, an 1894 vintage NH-Grade.
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The Following 17 Users Say Thank You to Dave Noreen For Your Post:
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Alfred Greeson, Bill Mullins, Craig Larter, CraigThompson, Dean Romig, ED J, MORGAN, Ed Norman, Eric Eis, Garry L Gordon, Jerry Harlow, Josh Loewensteiner, Mike Koneski, Milton C Starr, Pete Kappes, Randy G Roberts, Russell E. Cleary, Tom Pellegrini |
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