Originally Posted By: Gt1900
To hear your guys stories makes a person realize how precious life is. I try every day not to take life for granted, but often still do. Stories like those help
A person stay grounded and realize what's important in life.

As far as the gun and the location go, the Smith was restored by Bill Schwarz in Elijay Georgia. I came across it by pure luck, and I absolutely love the gun..... I'm hunting East of the Rockies and West of the Appalachians! ;-). I got my other Brittany back from the trial circuit two weeks ago and got a chance to give her a whirl on blues Thursday. The extra dog power, and having most of the day to hunt really helped. I recovered 7 of my 8 bird limit, and unfortunately lost one. The way he ran off makes me believe he probably made it though. I called it a day once I had 7 in the bag.... The double gun addiction is a scary thing. As they say, the struggle is real!

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We are pretty fragile creatures and bad things can happen quickly. What I've gotten out of this is how pretty surroundings are and that I need to stop and enjoy them. Friends and dogs that care, are really important and I need to stop and tell them how special they are. My wife got mad and said she thought I would back from the dead a better person. I'm probably no better, I seem to cuss more, but things sure have changed.