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Unread 05-12-2022, 11:26 PM   #1
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Stopped in at the RIAC Preview Day heading home from a trout fishing trip to SE MN. Checked out the long barreled Parkers and gained greater respect for you 8 bore shooters after swinging one of those monsters. Lots to see, but nothing I could not live without. Anyone else attending?

It’ll be interesting to see what those long barreled guns go for…
I’d like to see how that 40” brute feels in my hands . And no none of them feel lively I suppose you could say but some feel just better than others .
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I’d like to see how that 40” brute feels in my hands . And no none of them feel lively I suppose you could say but some feel just better than others .
Craig, it would take me a while to get that 8 swinging…and I’d corkscrew myself into the ground before I could stop it. My respect is growing for you 8-gauges.
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