DOVES BETWEEN BLIZZARDS

[William Woods]

My father traded a newly purchased A-5 for a Remington 878, even. Dad said every time he threw that Browning up he was looking at the back of that hump. He didn't like the weight of the Browning either. He was an all-day quail hunter. I never saw him miss a bird with that 878. I have it in my gun safe where it will rest until I am gone. It was last fired in 1991 on his last hunt. I have that last quail mounted and sitting on the top of the gun cabinet.

[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by William Woods

My father traded a newly purchased A-5 for a Remington 878, even. Dad said every time he threw that Browning up he was looking at the back of that hump. He didn't like the weight of the Browning either. He was an all-day quail hunter. I never saw him miss a bird with that 878. I have it in my gun safe where it will rest until I am gone. It was last fired in 1991 on his last hunt. I have that last quail mounted and sitting on the top of the gun cabinet.

The weight is the reason I quail hunted with a Beretta AL2 with a 26" I.C. barrel for my adult life. Quail hunting ended about 1984 when they disappeared. Later production A5s had a 14 1/4" pull with a 2 1/2" drop. For doves, that fits me well. But I would never have carried one for quail. The "Light 20" weighed as much or more than the 12 Beretta.