Gun Infidelity

[Joe from MO]

Reminds me of agun I dug out recently that I may turkey hunt with... My dad special ordered a Remington 1100 410 with 25" full chokes in the 1970's. Recently picked up a handful of TSS #9 shells for it and may take it out for Turkey here in MO next week. This was dad's Rabbit/Squirrel gun.

He had his name engraved in the receiver so this one is on the never sell list of guns, even if it's one of those new-fangled autoloading things...

Patterned it at 30yds last weekend...

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Joseph Sheerin

Reminds me of agun I dug out recently that I may turkey hunt with... My dad special ordered a Remington 1100 410 with 25" full chokes in the 1970's. Recently picked up a handful of TSS #9 shells for it and may take it out for Turkey here in MO next week. This was dad's Rabbit/Squirrel gun.

He had his name engraved in the receiver so this one is on the never sell list of guns, even if it's one of those new-fangled autoloading things...

Patterned it at 30yds last weekend...

Another keeper gun! They don't have to have two barrels to be special.

Pat, that pattern suggests a bird will die if you don't get the shakes. I always get the shakes, BTW.

So, I assume your second bird will be called up for your new tight-choked Parker 20? Please leave at least one gobbler for me. I won't make the first week (going to the Southern), but will hit the bush for week two.

[Joe from MO]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

Another keeper gun! They don't have to have two barrels to be special.

Pat, that pattern suggests a bird will die if you don't get the shakes. I always get the shakes, BTW.

So, I assume your second bird will be called up for your new tight-choked Parker 20? Please leave at least one gobbler for me. I won't make the first week (going to the Southern), but will hit the bush for week two.

The 20 will get some time in the woods...... It'll probably just be a game time decision which gun I am in the mood to carry that morning... Perfect season would be one with the 20, one with the 410.

Gonna hunt first weekend, into that monday, as you know we can only kill one bird first week, so this way if I am lucky enough to take a bird Sat or Sun, I can kill my 2nd on Mon. I've only ever killed 2 birds in a season once, I don't really spend much time chasing turkeys as I like to save my vaca time for chasing deer in the fall. Wife says I can only take so much vaca for hunting as I am still supposed to do trips with her. Although, we are doing a trip to WY for antelope in oct(assuming we get tags). That doesn't count as hunting vaca.

More importantly, hoping to find mushrooms.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Joseph Sheerin

The 20 will get some time in the woods...... It'll probably just be a game time decision which gun I am in the mood to carry that morning... Perfect season would be one with the 20, one with the 410.

Gonna hunt first weekend, into that monday, as you know we can only kill one bird first week, so this way if I am lucky enough to take a bird Sat or Sun, I can kill my 2nd on Mon. I've only ever killed 2 birds in a season once, I don't really spend much time chasing turkeys as I like to save my vaca time for chasing deer in the fall. Wife says I can only take so much vaca for hunting as I am still supposed to do trips with her. Although, we are doing a trip to WY for antelope in oct(assuming we get tags). That doesn't count as hunting vaca.

More importantly, hoping to find mushrooms.

Good luck. Post a photo of your bird...or your mushrooms.

[6pt-Sika]

My war on gobble gobble birds ceased about twenty years ago . However if I can talk my cousin into calling for me I have a rather large gun I’d like to smoke a Turkey with .

[Dave Moore]

The office was closed for Good Friday so I went out and practiced a little gun infidelity today. I took the dogs and my little Fox XE 20 named “sexy xe” (pronounced sexy exy) to the dairy. Lots of pigeons to shoot at and she worked like a champ.
I felt bad when I realized how long it has been since this gun has seen the light of day.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Dave Moore

The office was closed for Good Friday so I went out and practiced a little gun infidelity today. I took the dogs and my little Fox XE 20 named “sexy xe” (pronounced sexy exy) to the dairy. Lots of pigeons to shoot at and she worked like a champ.
I felt bad when I realized how long it has been since this gun has seen the light of day.

Dave, thanks for the photo and tale of your Good Friday. I'm partial to the XE engraving, and who wouldn't like a small bore Fox?!