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An old friend, and hunting buddy of my Grandad's, told me of an incident, after Grandaddy died. Grandaddy shot a '97 pump back then. The dogs pointed on his side of an old house spot. Grandaddy saw the covey on the ground and shot into them, killing seven with the shot. He then killed six more as they got up, with the remaining six shells.
Those were the meat hunting days, and Grandaddy said he would sometimes kill 50 in a day's hunting. Different times, different circumstances. Probably killed way over half the covey with that one rise. Kinda sad to think about today.
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Geo, it's time you display your granddad's string of quail. A great photo, btw. Gil
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Geo, it's time you display your granddad's string of quail. A great photo, btw. Gil Thanks Gil. I hate to wear out the welcome by posting that particular pic too often. It means too much to me...Geo But if you like dead bird pictures, I could post some of my Argentina excesses. I bet JR would really love that.
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Lost my setter. Tried hunting over others but the magic was gone. Went in other directions. No regrets. Thats why I sold the Alex Martin.
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An old friend, and hunting buddy of my Grandad's, told me of an incident, after Grandaddy died. Grandaddy shot a '97 pump back then. The dogs pointed on his side of an old house spot. Grandaddy saw the covey on the ground and shot into them, killing seven with the shot. He then killed six more as they got up, with the remaining six shells.
Those were the meat hunting days, and Grandaddy said he would sometimes kill 50 in a day's hunting. Different times, different circumstances. Probably killed way over half the covey with that one rise. Kinda sad to think about today.
SRH I would never have repeated that story... The seven on the ground is believable not sure about six more on the rise. Getting a little grandpa deep don't ya think. Just saying.
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I'd be careful referring to others as "yankee sports" if'n I was shooting a small bore Yiltz shotgun at turkeys...
Just saying spOrt.
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Here's one. Marietta, GA 1905 Duzzat look kinda like a 2" game gun Guy Roberts is holding? Nah, looks more like a Pahkuh.  SRH
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I believe the 2" 12 was actually developed before the 2" gun. My interest in it was based not in ballistic performance. I wanted one. Thats it. The scale in the gunsmiths shop settled at 4lb 14oz. This light weight forced me to adapt to the gun. Old sight pictures became useless. A smooth mount to the front with shot almost immediate is how I can best describe it. No, I bought that gun because it looked like it would be fun. That it worked out so well was a happy accident.
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Here's one. Marietta, GA 1905 Duzzat look kinda like a 2" game gun Guy Roberts is holding? Nah, looks more like a Pahkuh. SRH 2" will always remain a novelty. A highly effective novelty in the right hands.
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