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Yep Ed, funny and so true! I use a Ithaca 37 20 ga as a back up to the 100. We like to think that a double is the ONLY way but, no too long ago Franchi AL 48's in 20 Ga and Win 59's were very popular grouse guns in MN. The common thread being light weight I think. The 37 has its share of grouse. Wish they had a tang safety, if not that then put it up front like a Win 12.
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Mr. Brown, it looks like 900BAR.
Chief: my backup gun is a short-chambered 16 bore Model 12. A gun does not have to be expensive to be effective.
MD2: an English 5lb15 sidelock w/28 tubes is a thing of joy and beauty forever!
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Lloyd3,
I would bet dinner that many more grouse are shot by folks on ATV's using whatever than by doublegun enthusiasts! Money wise I think that my 37 that I bought used, (but like new) for 75.00 way back when life was simple was only worth slightly less than the M100 that I wanted at that time. Only so many critters could be trapped and that was what I had,75.00! I got the 100 when I was in the service in the late '70s, I think the price was around 300.00. Many a "chicken" dinner provided by both guns since then.
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Chief: What I usually see in Beltrami is a kid on an ATV with a camo-taped 870. And, I usually hear him before I see him, riding up the trail I'm already walking on.
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Jaybird, at least you have the right kind of dog, and the barrels are laying the right way. It is hard to pick a favorite and that's what keeps me buying another grouse gun.
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What trail is that Parker on? My other question: are those snipe or woodcock?
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Lloyd3,
Some time ago I'd have been that kid! Only on a Honda Big Red. Somewhere along the way I didn't find that type of hunting rewarding anymore and took a different direction To that of walking, having a dog along and shooting only birds that were actually flying! My efficiency has suffered to say the least!
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What trail is that Parker on? My other question: are those snipe or woodcock? Lloyd, if you're referring to the 2nd photo, definitely woodcock. Snipe have a white belly and a much slimmer profile. I have shot a few snipe when hunting grouse and woodcock, but not many. I remember one that flushed out of the edge of some woods near a pond, thought it was a really fast woodcock until the dog brought it back. A few others off muddy trails with puddles.
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Learning to upload photos. Give me a minute.....
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