I suppose I should edit my post to reflect that my son wants to take his first pointed grouse with his grandfather’s A5, a gun that is NOT a double, but, is very meaningful and of family historical significance to my son. He knows, through me, that it was Dad’s favorite, but, he only knows about my Dad from what I and others tell him. My Dad died when Chris was three.

I was hunting with a double that day, a Darne V19 20 gauge. I didn’t fire a shot, just followed along and worked the dog, attempting to get the boy onto a grouse for a milestone for him. He had several chances, but, the grouse were the victors on that day. I told him that is why we call it hunting and not killing.

Chris got points with the guy who owns that little piece of heaven, a coworker from the U, his gun is a Browning A5 light 20. They are thick as thieves since the trip.

Best,
Ted