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gunflint charlie
PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:45 pm  Reply with quote
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Thanks Caleb. I think it looks very much like yours! Don't think I'll ever let this baby go. The light weight should let me carry it when I'm into my eighties, when my other guns might start to feel a little heavy -- if I live that long.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:43 pm  Reply with quote



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gunflint charlie wrote:
Thanks Caleb. I think it looks very much like yours! Don't think I'll ever let this baby go. The light weight should let me carry it when I'm into my eighties, when my other guns might start to feel a little heavy -- if I live that long.

Jay


Funny you should say that. Just the other day I told a buddy I plan to hunt grouse for the next 30 years, which would put me at 83.
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kremerd
PostPosted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:25 pm  Reply with quote
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Just hunted grouse and woodcock this year for the first time, I'm 67 and love it. I did not kill but 1 woodcock and no grouse but had a great time. Hunted near phillips Wis. hunted with a 31 in 16 and 16 sxs, also a Wingmaster 28. Plan on going back nextyear with my 16 31L
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16gaDavis
PostPosted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 10:59 am  Reply with quote



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as I have 2 barrels for my 31 , obe being 28'' full , got a trap MC stock from Macon , and it was close enough as received .Thru some finish on and Shot some trap . Mine was a stock item also and was about 75 bucks as always , not every transaction goes well , .but I've had great luck with them .

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calebg
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:18 pm  Reply with quote



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After a couple years in the grouse woods, I'm still enjoying carrying this gun. It's really something special.

Here are a couple pictures of it from the past week or so taking advantage of the low snow conditions in Wisconsin:





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skeettx
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:38 pm  Reply with quote
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Very nice
Fun to have a gun that is an extension of your arm Smile
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Lloyd3
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:13 pm  Reply with quote



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Pretty neat to be able to hunt so late in the year. When does your small game season end there?

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calebg
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:23 pm  Reply with quote



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Lloyd3 wrote:
Pretty neat to be able to hunt so late in the year. When does your small game season end there?


Season runs through the end of January in Wisconsin. I'm hoping to get out one last time on Friday. Usually we aren't hunting at this time of the year because the snow is too deep, but it's still possible to walk through the woods this year.
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Lloyd3
PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:42 pm  Reply with quote



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I'm jealous. Pennsylvania was mild in December as well. I've never had more fun over the Christmas holiday. The woods and all the walking were really good for me. Of all the things I do for fun, hunting grouse is easily my favorite. Even after a good year, it's hard to watch it end. I'm always at a loss for inspiration this time of year. You can sit and think about all the hunts and places for just so long and then you have to just let it go (at least I do!). A tough time of year for most of us. Glad to see that your 31 is still a hit. I picked up one in 20 just to have one around (I don't think I'll get to see my 16 for a while). They really are great guns.

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Savage16
PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:42 am  Reply with quote
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All these years living right next door to WI and I didn't know you could hunt grouse there til end of January. Too late for this year, hope next year is another low snow one.
Caleb, are you shooting factory RST or reloads?

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calebg
PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 5:20 pm  Reply with quote



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Savage16 wrote:

Caleb, are you shooting factory RST or reloads?


Factory loads left over from when I had a 2 1/2" gun. I'm on my last box of them, and I picked up some Federals the other day to get me through the season. I almost bought some Winchesters, but they were red! Can you imagine, red shells in a 16ga?!

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calebg
PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:01 pm  Reply with quote



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A few pictures from this season so far in New York and Quebec:









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fn16ga
PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:31 am  Reply with quote
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That awsome , Mine is not an L model but am thinking about making it Straight stock .
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gunflint charlie
PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:05 am  Reply with quote
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I enjoy your pics Caleb, very nicely composed. Nice results too with your 31L!

Jay
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calebg
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:44 pm  Reply with quote



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Thanks, Jay. After a couple seasons with it now, I think I like it enough to make it exactly what I want, and I may send it off this winter to have the stock re-inletted and the DAH brought closer to 2". We'll see, but I'll report back if I end up having the work done.

Even after a couple years, I really love this gun, and I don't think I'd be shooting any more birds with a $27,500 gun than this $275 gun.
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