Hey Destry- let's all back up a tad- I hold you and MN bird hunter Ted S. and george Newbern in, if not high, well then medium esteem, and we ain't met yet. Ted- I've seen Destry's fine fotos of the old Nash B. area, he is a dedicated waterfowler, also a bachelor (something like me- I'm a widower) but spends beaucoup time in Hunter Safety- so let's be "guys" here and forget the "knuckle sandwich threats"-- Got to admit, Destry does have a way with "country expressions"- like the "jack off a wildcat with cockelburrs, or graveyard dead"- stuff I like.
I took no offense to the "Big Fella" and the "Mossenburgher" riff- he's been sharing that with me for some time on this BBS-and he is not an elitist. Some of his friends (which are his right to choose) on other "elitist" (IMO) BBS, well, that's a whole 'nother ballgame- I just, in error, assumed he was a 100% Parker guy (with a splash of Brn A-5/ Rem 11) for seasoning, and got "off base" with him on the AH Fox I sold- my error, not his.
I have never "jumped" on to the L.C. Smith bandwagon- the few I've seen for sale all had split stocks near the sideplates, and a good gunsmith advised to avoid their single triggers- but I sometimes browse their web site- ditto the Foxists- just to see what I can learn-- you can't post therein unless you are a paid up member- Thanks to Dave W.- that ain't the case here-Just a Ten spot of you buys or sells a gun herein.
Somewhere in the Bible is says- "Blessed are the Peace Makers, for they shall inherit the wind"- so, in the Spirit of Xmas (Crown Royal works for me) come on- both you and Destry are OK guys-forget the Mossburg stuff- they are a most functional pumpgun (regardless of my Military experiences with them) and although NO shotgun is equal to a Model 12 (IMO) hey- when the old 835 goes bang- usually something goes thump or splash-
The Late Nash B. once described a boxing match- or some other similar event of fisticuffs- something like "Me and him had it", but in the spirit of the Gent'man from TN who set the standard for both sportsmanship and good manners, let's all "go to our neutral corners" here- And Destry- while you're down in Tunica Cafeville, shoot a few of "Molly's 'Mallets'" fo me-love them ol' greenheads- I'll be, Good Lord willin' and the creek don't rise too high, next Sat. for the re-opening of the "bonus season' on Canadas-yup- with that old black magic- Mossberg. RWTF
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 12/26/08 03:46 PM.
