Mike,
Thank you for the warm welcome.
While I have never posted on DoubleGun BBS before, I have been a frequent reader for several years, and am familiar with many of the names and monikers, including yours.
You may be familiar with me through many hundreds of posts at "strato-caster" on other sites such as ShotgunWorld, Upland Journal, Shooting Sportsman, 16ga.com and Jesse's Hunting and Outdoors. I believe I got pranked by my 8 year old little girl when I signed on to this site, so unless I can easily change it, "Kimbo" (a nickname my dad gave to me as a kid) it will be...
To ask what I shoot in the field is to open a can of worms, as I shoot o/u's, sxs, autos, and pumps. I primarily hunt upland (quail,chukar and pheasant) with sxs and o/us due to their easy carry and ability to break open for safety purposes. For pass shooting dove or waterfowl, autos and pumps get the nod. My 20, 28, and 410 o/u's are often used for dove.
I like them all and shoot all of my shotguns rather well, with the exception of those I have yet to have properly fitted to me.
I do indeed own a AyA/JC Higgins Model 100 in 12 ga. (an earlier '53-'54 as I recall) bought back in August after a four year search, and it is undoubtedly a well made gun. I have been on the prowl for a 16 ga. (a pet favorite) for an equal amount of time, having passed up a few due to condition. Super X1, Roger Overunder and Weagle (regulars over at SW Spanish Gun forum) convinced me of their attributes, and from what I have seen, they are spot on.
I have not spent an adequate amount of time shooting my Model 100 as I purchased it around the time my father passed and the beginning of this subsequent upland season. Hunting season ends this weekend so it is my hope that I can spend some time at the skeet field or sporting clays course over the coming months and become more familiar with her.
Kim
aka Strato-caster
Last edited by kimbo; 01/25/13 01:35 AM.
