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I've been out with my 20 ga Reproduction and it is a joy to carry and admire...haven't shot a bird yet but I reeked havoc on a leftover pumpkin...
Thx for the pic... |
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11-24-2012, 06:55 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Give your father a hug. He sounds like a great guy and just wait till you shoot a 28 Repro.
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11-24-2012, 10:13 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Thanks, gentlemen.
That is a melanistic mutant pheasant--a so-called "black pheasant." Maybe someday I can graduate to a 28-gauge. I'll have to become a much better shot. But because this one was my dad's favorite, it will always be special. And yes, I'm not ashamed to say that I hug him all the time. I'm a lucky son in multiple ways. All best! |
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The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Michael Lansing For Your Post: |
11-25-2012, 08:50 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Good going.
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Father, will I be able to be brave when I am afraid? Child, that is the only time one can be brave. |
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02-02-2013, 04:56 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Father's last rooster
My father shot his last rooster with a Repro 28 at the age of 88 in 2004. It was the first and last shot he ever fired out of the gun. The gun piled the bird up nicely. I still have the empty case. It was a 1 oz Super X No. 6. An ounce of 6's will roll any rooster under 25 yds- especially when pointed.
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The Following User Says Thank You to Jeff Christie For Your Post: |
02-02-2013, 07:43 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Michael, yours is a great testament to the Parker Reproduction. Many of us really like the Repros and appreciate that they aren't just a cheap 'knock-off' of a fine old American side-by-side but are so well made they are the closest thing to the real deal of anything made to replicate the old American side-by-sides.
Your Dad passed it down the line to you, knowing how much you would appreciate it, and that's exactly the way it was done - father to son - with the original Parkers. The beat goes on!! |
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The Following User Says Thank You to Dean Romig For Your Post: |
02-03-2013, 09:35 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Welcome to the club. Enjoy the legacy your father has passed down to you. There is no better gun for the money than a Parker Reproduction IMHO. I assume your hunting in a preserve setting and the Pheasant looks like a Seshwann (I question my spelling) not a mutant. Mich did some released Pheasants years ago and this was a different strain of Pheasant from the Chinese Ringneck we are used to seeing.
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02-05-2013, 09:45 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Hi Michael, Welcome, I know a George Lansing in Minneapolis. Is he any relation?
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