What would you order?

[chris dawe]

I'm close on Bruce's heels,mine would be a C grade deep relief style engraveing ,16 bore on a #1 frame ,two barrel set 30" (f&m)for ptarmigan and 27" ( none&sk) for old ruff , double triggers ,extractors,pow grip, skeleton butt,14 1/2 lop,2 3/4 at heel,

I'm getting excited ,I can't wait till it gets here!!!

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

So, assuming I had the money, $125 back then, a lot, I'd still get a C small bore.

Yeah, What was I thinking? I'd get high grade small bores too. Probably a few of those elusive 28s, maybe a .410 for that still-hoped-for grandson

Originally Posted by Ray Masciarella

How much money do I have? Can I keep buying!

As much as you want, Ray. We're only dreaming here, so dream like you robbed a bank.

Bruce, you're a bigger man than me. Plus you've got all those pheasants, so 2 frames are what you need. Out here, all I hunt anymore is upland, so I need to conserve calories for climbing over scrub, not carrying iron. I will admit, the tubes on my dream guns would be longer than what was in style 10 years ago.
Back to reality, I'd be struggling to save enough to buy a Trojan. If my Governor keeps it up, even that would be too elusive.

[Jared V.]

I'd probably order a vent rib Damascus GHE 12 guage with 32" barrels, double triggers and a splinter FE.....

[Bruce Day]

You have the wrong guy, Edgar. I am almost exclusively a prairie game hunter, and prefer a well choked #1 frame, 28" 16ga for pheasant and prairie grouse. A #2 frame 12 gets a bit much for me to carry all day.

After over a foot of snow on the ground and still coming, I hope the pheasant make it. The grouse, buffalo and antelope always survive as long as we preserve the habitat and the wild places. I have had the privilege to hunt birds where you see buffalo and antelope, no fence posts or telephone poles, few roads and no other hunters. Its like stepping back over 100 years.

[Ray Masciarella]

Ok Edgar, then add to may order an AAH grade Top Action in 20 ga damascus 28" barrels.

When do we send our orders in? Can we just order them over the internet so they get it quickly?

[charlie cleveland]

i would order a ph grade 8 ga with 48 inch barrels of fluid steel with 4 inch chambers... a 10 gauge d h grade with 36 inch barrels and 3 1/2 inch chambers and steel barrels...and for the kids a a 1 special 410 with 32 inch barrels...and and and..... charlie

[Labowner]

If it is only one gun it would be a AA small bore lifter 16ga on small frame with Bernard barrels 28" to 30" tubes lightly choked with ball grip.

[Gerald McPherson]

I'll bet Charlie doesn't weigh 120 lbs soaking wet.

[Jerry Parise]

Not looking at this thread as a wish list I think in order to play this very interesting game correctly we must put ourselves in the mindset of a hunter of the period. I think that with our earning power of the time we would probably be ordering Trojans or V grades with the odd person ordering something a bit higher in grade. With my present earning capacity I would probably be ordering a 12 ga. VH with 30" barrels choked mod and full. I would forgo the ejectors as a cost savings and probably go with a round knob grip just because I like them.

[Mills]

One of the coolest orders is the Seward Webb order : B Grade 8 gauge hammer gun, AH 10 gauge and AH 12 gauge. To that, I would add a 20 and 28 gauge for quail hunting. I am flexible about grade for the 20 and 28, but G grade or above.