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its hard enough to get through my woodcock covers with the gun closed and held upright in front of me with one hand while i clear a path with the other, i have tried with an open empty gun after a shot- its somewhat lower than a pain in the neck
i doubt they carried scotch tape in those old canvas coats but- seriously -safety first and if that works for you - great i will admit my one 10 gauge has very stiff springs and gets cocked one at a time - but i am not carrying that 10 pounder into alder bottoms i haven't seen any old pictures of the hunters in the field with their hammer guns open - none of old timers told me as a kid to have the gun open- i was instructed to keep my thumb off the hammer until i was ready to shoot just like the safety now days
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I carry a stapler, and Rolodex too. Kinda like a lot of guys I see with three dog collar transmitters, whistles and Lord knows what else.
Or, I'd just put the tape on the shells before I even went out. If I can't cock both hammers with my thumb while the gun is coming up, then the springs are to stout. |
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Or yur too old....
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01-13-2018, 06:21 PM | #16 | ||||||
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OK Stosh, I take back every nice thing I ever said about you.
Oh wait, I never did that. |
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01-13-2018, 06:52 PM | #17 | ||||||
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I wanted to say that Dave but I didn't have the 'nads...
Besides, I still haven't got the check from him yet. .
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01-13-2018, 07:40 PM | #19 | ||||||
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Dean, Is Egger sending me a check too?.... And no Edger I would not have expected you to....
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You're just jealous that I used to shoot skeet with Bill Foster... .
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