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

[Mike of the Mountain]

We just had a trip come together today! Heading to the Maine Northwoods with some bird buddies the second week of October. Taking a Parker VH 28” 16 and a Lefever 26” 12g. Our smallest Setter will be making her trip to the great Northwoods!! It’s just what the doctor ordered!

[Dean Romig]

You’re going to have a great time Mike.






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[James L. Martin]

Going upstate N.Y. in 14 days for Grouse think I will take 2 20ga Parker's. A Trojan and a VH.

[William Woods]

Not to get to far off topic, but in response to this comment. As a former police firearms instructor and department firearms coordinator, I had one of my police firearms instructors show up to qualify with his personal shotgun (12 GA mandatory) that had a rifled tube installed and he was going to shoot rifled slugs (also mandatory) through it. I had to explain the difference to him. Something worse? I had an officer show up for firearms inspection with his personal shotgun that he had installed an extended magazine tube on, no problem, it was legal. The problem was he did not know he had to install an extended magazine tube spring! Thought you might enjoy these two.

[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"