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I haven't been in a few years, when the dogs start getting old (My English Setter is 11) it gets to be pretty hard on them. I took the Gordon Setter I owned out snowshoe grousing when he was 13, and he slept for about three days afterward.
Several times I checked his pulse. He had me worried.
I had the right gun along, however. The folding 12s with 30" barrels are great circus balance poles.

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Cabelas' Scarborough had one of the Beretta folders in 20 ga out on the used rack for a couple hundred or so. I gave it a minute's look yesterday when I was there, but not a hard-enough look to remember the price. Seemed to be in OK shape but, the way they had the cable tie on it, I couldn't look down the barrel or otherwise open it. Didn't interest me (but that's just me) but it was wicked light and seemed well-made.

I suppose that in .410 it would be a nice camp gun for whacking red squirrels and porcupines causing trouble and in 20 might make a nice behind-the-seat grouse gun. probably a good gun for starting a kid, too, b/c it's so light. But I think it would be too light for extended hunting.

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... I took the Gordon Setter I owned out snowshoe grousing when he was 13, and he slept for about three days afterward. ...


Since when has a Gordon of any age ever passed on a chance to sleep? Mine (8 1/2) winds up taking about 5 naps a day and sleeping all night, breaking them up to bark convincingly at the neighbor's cat or the postman. And has done this for years.


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Mine used to come to work every day with me, and after the "incident" I couldn't rouse him to get in the truck and go.
He just stayed home and slept. I would come home for lunch, and he wouldn't stir. THAT was unusual. After about three days, he became himself again. He was an old dog at that point, that much exertion was likely too much.
I try to watch them closer, now. I don't want to kill 'em.

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Busting through snow is hard work at any age.

Mine would be great for "take your dog to work" but for her habits of slobbering, flinging slobber, face-planting on the most expensive set of clothing in the room and butt-sniffing from the front. She's a real snuggler, and that's her way of "asking" for a snuggle, but it just wouldn't do in a professional office (or just about any workplace, for that matter).


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My dog could sleep with a Heidelberg Speedmaster 40" 8 color sheetfed printing press, running wide open, about two yards away from him. That is a challenge, but, he made it look easy. They are different dogs when they report to work every day, and are surrounded by people, and their work, for a 40 hour shift, better dogs, I believe. He lived to be 15, was well behaved to everyone in the shop, and was the best hunter I've ever had, a good guard dog (too good, actually, but, that's a different story) and I turned down several offers to sell him.
At any rate, I don't own that dog, or have that job any longer. Such is life.

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Gentlemen,

Here is a custom Beretta Companion that we just finished up. Something a little different!

http://www.classicgunstocks.com/Beretta_Companion.php

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Velly, velly nice............but where's the checkering?

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I know!!!! My checkering hand was quivering....... The client specified shaping similar to factory (except no grip cap and round forend nose), no stain and no checkering.

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You mean the other hand was holding the checkering hand back? grin

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Exactly! Self-control won this round..... grin

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