Poll....who is hunting with small gauge for up-land birds?

[William Woods]

Now I know why I cannot find the gun I always wanted, a 16GA DH(E) Parker with 26" barrels choked IMP/MOD. You guys have bought them all! I need a bit longer length of pull (no, a slip on pad will not work) than the factory produced, so I would need stock work done. The initial purchase price, then additional stock work, puts them out of my budget. My first shotgun was given to me by my maternal grandfather. A 28GA, American Gun Company, SxS, hammer gun, still have that one. I never hit a bird with it. I never used a smaller gauge gun in bird hunting (quail exclusively) until I competed in NSTRA events. Due to the walking involved I bought a 20GA Franchi AL 48 because of the weight. Now there are no wild birds to hunt here any longer. If there were I would take a 16 as my all around gun.

[William Woods]

Now I know why I cannot find the gun I always wanted, a 16GA DH(E) Parker with 26" barrels choked IMP/MOD. You guys have bought them all! I need a bit longer length of pull (no, a slip on pad will not work) than the factory produced, so I would need stock work done. The initial purchase price, then additional stock work, puts them out of my budget. My first shotgun was given to me by my maternal grandfather. A 28GA, American Gun Company, SxS, hammer gun, still have that one. I never hit a bird with it. I never used a smaller gauge gun in bird hunting (quail exclusively) until I competed in NSTRA events. Due to the walking involved I bought a 20GA Franchi AL 48 because of the weight. Now there are no wild birds to hunt here any longer. If there were birds to hunt I would take a 16 as my all around gun.

[C.O.B.]

I'll head to the U.P. for the opening weekend with the boys (Ike and Duke) even if it is hot and thick it's still time in grouse country besides I need to go when I can. I won't get another chance until I get back from Wyoming and who knows how many chances I'll get then. I'll take a 26 inch straight grip DHE 20 cyl/IC but something else with some choke for the foliage but haven't decided yet. The soft maples are starting to turn color already.

[Harold Pickens]

Like this one William. DHE 16, 26" cyl/mod 6 lbs even

[Harold Pickens]

That would be a great grouse gun Rich, I dont remember that one. Yeah, it may be green and warm on the opener, but hopefully a nice morning and evening hunt will be possible.

[C.O.B.]

It was the first graded Parker I ever owned. I call it my "meat gun"

[William Woods]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Like this one William. DHE 16, 26" cyl/mod 6 lbs even

It is not nice to tease the elderly Harold.

Beautiful gun.

[William Woods]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Like this one William. DHE 16, 26" cyl/mod 6 lbs even

It is not nice to tease the elderly Harold.

Beautiful gun.

[Mills]

They tend to disappear when you get in a stand with a rifle

[Battue]

Some of the Pa crew have been complaining about no Deer for years..Rare that I don't see 15 plus a day. One day a couple years ago before a big storm hit I saw in the low 40's. No Buck that I wanted to shoot.

Bigger Bucks are being killed in Pa than at any time in the previous 50 plus years. Yet the story stays the same...No Deer. If one lives anywhere close to farm country, the Deer are there.