Darne R-17

John E. Williams · 10-24-2015, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Cronkhite

Delicious birds by the way (beyond medium rare I hear they may not be so delicious).

What a beautiful little shotgun! From an old recipe I found a few years ago regarding the "doneness" to which woodcock should be finished: "Ideally, a bit of blood will follow the knife." I've found this to be a fine rule to follow.

Double Lab · 10-24-2015, 03:44 PM

Are you telling me that Rich did'nt try to buy that beauty from you?

6pt-Sika · 10-24-2015, 07:20 PM

I had a Darne in a very similar configuration to that one back around 1990 . Actually had a pair a 12 and a 20 . Anyway the guy I got them from claimed they were WWII war booty that some relative had brought back . Lovely guns for bird hunting and carrying ! But that 20 gauge was the bastard from hell when you shot a round of skeet . If my memory serves the little 20 weighed 5 1/2 pounds give or take a few ounces and the 12 was a pound heavier . To me the 12 with my regular skeet loads kicked a good bit less even though I consider 6 1/2 a touch on the light side for a 12 .

TARNATION !!! · 10-25-2015, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

Are you telling me that Rich did'nt try to buy that beauty from you?

No, he didn't. I don't think it is quite up to his standards. Some pretty nice Parkers were in the woods. The kind that make me say WOW were pushing through the popples. I did get to see Gunner's Gun and it is quite amazing to have in hand. That one did not push bush.