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< 16ga. Guns ~ 16 gauge series on best guns |
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Sun Apr 02, 2017 1:52 pm
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Location: Ballymoney Northern Ireland
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[/URL]WJ Jeffery 16
I like the way this post developed. I wouldn't say this site gets stale just a bit slow at the end of bird hunting season. Anyway keep the photos coming this is good fun.
WJ. |
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Sun Apr 02, 2017 3:46 pm
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Joined: 24 Mar 2010
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Location: Northwest PA
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I'll re-post this pic from a few years ago.
1915 Flues
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Sun Apr 02, 2017 5:15 pm
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Joined: 07 Mar 2010
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Location: South Eastern PA
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Upgraded Fox Sterlingworth to XE finish.
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Sun Apr 02, 2017 5:18 pm
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Joined: 05 Feb 2015
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Location: New Braunfels TX
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I'm glad y'all started naming the shotguns. |
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Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:25 pm
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Location: Nebraska
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cowdoc87 wrote: |
It could be that the Winchester model 12 16 is the best shotgun ever.
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I'd not be surprised. It's definitely the one I most enjoy carrying. |
_________________ Bore, n. Shotgun enthusiast's synonym for "gauge" ; everybody else's synonym for "shotgun enthusiast." - Ed Zern |
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Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:50 pm
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Location: Kelso, Tennessee
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One thing I'm pretty sure of- we're a bunch of lucky rascals who'd better appreciate this gun/ gauge/ dog/ bird/ old friends/ open spaces thing. Dale, say the word and we'll swing by Laramie this fall and make you an official Dakota pheasant blocker. |
_________________ i reckon so. I guess we all died a little in that damn war. |
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Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:21 pm
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Joined: 05 Nov 2015
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Location: Wisconsin
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In reply to Mikes question, it's a St. Etienne French guild gun. Choked at Sk1 and Sk2, it worked great last year using 7/8 oz 2 1/2" reloads on grouse/woodcock over my English pointers. I'll work on sharing more details in any future pictures posts. Thanks for the inquiry (and the pic help) Mike! |
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Mon Apr 03, 2017 3:07 am
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Joined: 04 Mar 2008
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Location: Lowcountry Ga.
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dap, that's one of the most creative photo arrays I've seen. I remember it being posted a few years ago. Thanks for sharing. Gil |
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Mon Apr 03, 2017 6:47 am
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You guys not only have some really beautiful guns, but your photography skills are professional quality. Thanks for sharing. I'm humbled. |
_________________ An elderly gentleman, his faithful dogs, and a 16 ga SXS. All is right with the world. |
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Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:04 am
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Joined: 04 Mar 2008
Posts: 1943
Location: Lowcountry Ga.
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Here are a couple of French guns. A 16 ga. Brun-Latrige. In the Manufrance "tribute" photo, is the 16 ga. Robust 226, circa 1930's, with an MF loading block, shot and powder dippers, 16 gauge roll crimper, hand-made French dog bells by Daban, sitting atop Guy de la Valdene's woodcock hunting book, Making Game. Hopefully Rick Grimes will chime in with his hammer gun and game photos.
Dale, here’s my 1963 Ithaca 16 M-37, 26” IC barrel. Abby is the tired dog with a 3 gun limit, last day of the 2012-13 woodcock season in SC. Floyd’s 20 Citori. Jeff took his Uggie 20 and went home before photo.
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Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:36 am
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Location: Cheyenne, Wy
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cowdoc87 wrote: |
One thing I'm pretty sure of- we're a bunch of lucky rascals who'd better appreciate this gun/ gauge/ dog/ bird/ old friends/ open spaces thing. Dale, say the word and we'll swing by Laramie this fall and make you an official Dakota pheasant blocker.
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Thanks, but I don't think I am up to the task. I was an official Wyoming Pheasant blocker, back in 1950!
Any more just seeing these pictures and reading of your adventures in the field, will get me by.
Dale |
_________________ One man with courage makes a majority.
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Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:26 am
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Joined: 07 Mar 2010
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Location: South Eastern PA
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A grade Fox
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Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:24 pm
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Location: Williamsburg, VA
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Three photos of my Marlin Model 90 Skeetking only sold in 1939 and 1940 by special order.
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Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:20 am
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Joined: 23 Aug 2009
Posts: 295
Location: Southern Ontario
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My 1959 Antonio Zoli at work. Most pics have been posted previously.
First grouse ever. Forgot to take a nice field pic. This'll do.
Second grouse.
first grouse hunted by myself, no dog, five flushes before he succumbed to my superior hunting skills...lol.
Preserve phez
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_________________ 1959 16ga. Antonio Zoli sxs 28"
1949 16ga. Model 12 28" |
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Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:42 am
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Joined: 23 Aug 2009
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Location: Southern Ontario
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My 1949 M12
First banded goose
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_________________ 1959 16ga. Antonio Zoli sxs 28"
1949 16ga. Model 12 28" |
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