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< 16ga. Guns ~ The rainy day gun gets out... |
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Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:06 am
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Joined: 06 Aug 2004
Posts: 2172
Location: Kansas High Plains
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My nephew and I took five nice roosters on TG day; I took two with my 16ga Sterlingworth. Woke to intermittent rain - heavy at times - on Friday so my old Stevens 5100 16 came out. Yeah, it's a bit heavier (but not much) and yeah, it's a little crude compared to the Fox, but it felt good - solid, familiar, reliable. It was too warm to stay frozen and got really sloppy; we packed it in at noon. Each knocked one down but lost both . I hope the old gun enjoyed being out; I enjoyed carrying it!
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_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:34 pm
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Joined: 19 Jan 2019
Posts: 286
Location: Idaho & South Dakota
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I'm sure you made it's day. |
_________________ "A gun should be a thing of beauty, something which gives its owner pride and pleasure. For that reason, most men will buy the best gun they can afford. With a good gun on his arm, a man becomes a sporting gentleman, both on the field and off." |
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Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:55 pm
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Joined: 03 Sep 2014
Posts: 398
Location: Rochester, MN
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I have th he same gun in 16 gauge too.
It is my favorite gun for both upland and waterfowl. |
_________________ John Singer |
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Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:52 pm
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Joined: 04 Oct 2015
Posts: 280
Location: Clemson
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I have the 5100 in 12-16-20-.410 . The 20ga came with 2 sets of barrels- 26" cyl and impcyl- 30"is mod and full. I hunt rabbit, quail, and doves. All of these are useful guns for what I hunt. I have used them in all weathers as they were meant to be used. I have more expensive double guns, but the rabbits and the birds end up just as dead with these. |
_________________ There is no substitute for winning! |
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Tue Dec 10, 2019 9:10 am
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That's a good looking crude gun. |
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