I'm Jay Gramith. Gunflint Charlie was the name of my first field-bred springer, who trained me a whole lot more than I did him. I haven't owned many guns. My best is a 16 ga. M-21 field grade with 28" barrels that was restocked to fit me -- with straight grip stock and Merkel style splinter. It's a fine pheasant killer, at 6-3/4 lbs. just right for 1-1/8 oz. loads.
Others I own and won't let go are a 28 ga. Parker Repro bought during the closeout, and a 12 ga. Win. M-23 European built like a game gun -- straight grip stock with little drop, long LOP, 3/8" cast off, checkered rosewood buttplate, splinter forend with ebony wedge tip, and 28" barrels with swamped solid rib.
I'm an on-line production manager for a legal publisher. In 3 years I'll have 35 years with the company, and then it will be time to retire -- while still in good health, I hope.
