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Old 01-21-2015, 05:01 PM   #11
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Chris- thanks for the reply on the ammo. Jeff
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Old 01-21-2015, 06:07 PM   #12
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great storey and hunt with your dad...thats one fine gun you have there...charlie
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Beautiful gun. You are fortunate to be able to hunt with your dad, this will be a lasting memory I am sure.

Is the gun still 15" LOP? I could not handle a shotgun that long very well.

320 pellets of number 7 1/2 at 3 1/4 dram. That sounds like a 1 1/8 ounce loading and if so that means he was ordering the gun to shoot 80-81 percent at 40 yards. That is a long range killing machine. Have you ever patterned it with modern loads?
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The VHE is no longer at 15", it had been shortened up a bit quite some time ago... Recent patterns are very tight...

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Nice work! I'm with you on those damn wind turbines. Where I hunt in Canada is covered with them these days. And they definitely affect the movements of waterfowl. The local nesting geese have nearly deserted the area where they stand.

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Destry, You have it right... From what I've seen the wind turbines have significantly altered daily flight and feed patterns of the birds. Not to mention the irreparable changes the turbines have made to the overall landscape, once up, I doubt they will ever come down... I'm Not a Fan, Pun intended...

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Old 01-21-2015, 06:56 PM   #15
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Always interested to hear of others experiences with their long barreled guns, and I'm sure we have some folks here still gett'n the barrels Hot on their 34" Parker... Whatever you Shoot - Upland Birds, Water Fowl, Turkey, Trap, Pigeons?... ect...

Any grade, Any gauge, Tell us about your Long 34" Snaky Shooter...


Photos would be great too...


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Old 01-21-2015, 09:11 PM   #16
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My straight grip 34" gun is 163986. It may have been in the factory at the same time as yours. It was sent to Los Angeles Ca. to a trap shooter by the name of Ed Bohring. DuBray was the salesman. The price was $37.50 plus $10.00 for extra long barrels.
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Jeff,
Looks like there was an Ed Bohring shooting at the Vernon Gun Club in LA on Dec-24-1916. Perhaps he was shooting your 34" gun #163986 that day?

http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL6618029.pdf

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Yes, the gun was shipped July, 17, 1913. It appears that Ed and his wife shot for the Los Angeles gun club.
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Here is a picture from several years ago for you, Chris. It is my 34" DHE with some birds from a morning shoot. It is very well balanced and easy to shoot well.
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32 inches is as long as I can go, both 16's one hammerless the other a hammer gun. I do have a DHE 20 that left the factory with a 15 inch LOP per PGCA letter. It also included sling swivels but the barrel length is a factory 28 inches. I need to shoot that one some more
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