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Hello Stan.
I hope your family's well.

John Miller of Millers Guns in New Castle Delaware was the 1st to offer long barreled small bore Browning 425�s.
He designed his own engraving pattern and was ordering them several hundred at a time in both right and left hand versions with upgraded wood.
After his second order Browning started producing them and he lost his exclusive.

Long un-ported barrels, flat wide rib (I think 11 mm) and interesting wood.

Arrieta 24 ga

John Boyd

I like that, Bob. Never been a big Superposed fan, but that .410 is super-sweet. I especially like those wide ribs. Truth is, I never met a 30" barreled .410 I didn't like.

My Verona 30" .410 O/U has a very narrow rib, and I shoot it well, but I still favor wider ribs. I have to admit though, it's mostly cosmetic I think, for me. If I do the mechanics of shooting right I hit the bird.

Family is all healthy and well. Thanks for asking.

Best to you, SRH

I covet the Browning 725 Sporting 28 gauge with 32" barrels. I handled a couple at the Grand last year and they were really well balanced.

I will be using my sweet little G2 Bobwhite 28ga for doves and some early prairie chickens here in Kansas. Maybe even a few teal if the opportunity is there.

16 gauge Austrian hammer sxs from the 1920s. A really nice gun I purchased just for dove hunting.

I'm stacking up my gear in the Dining room for this weekend. I'll be there until Monday night, or probably Tuesday morning. It's a bit of a trip for me so appropriate gear for hunting and a restaurant or two are required. I'm stuck on what guns to bring though. I have time to decide. If my 2 1/2" RST 28's come in before Friday my mind will be made up on 1 gun at least.

I had assumed I would shoot my 20 bore Fabbri on the opener, just because I like the gun quite a bit......

But, changing weather forecast look like we have a pretty good chance at thunderstorms tonight, which usually plays ol' Billy Hell with our native bird population. This dried out ranch certainly needs the rain, but even small storms tend to move birds out.....frequent occurrence in my lifetime of Opening Days....We have a pretty regular pattern of early September rainfall in this area over my lifetime, and even longer according to some "older" timers than even me.

I will dig around and get a 20 ga. 30" Browning O/U choked F&F, out to use on the scattered remnants if that scenario comes to pass tomorrow.

Very similar model to Mr. Cash's fine choice. Mine are European versions with nice FIXED choke barrels and very effective 10mm ribs. I have several , and have used them extensively for 28 years now.

Here is hoping for a Great Opening for all of you gentlemen.

This will be my son's first time shooting doves. He and I are planning to use two Parker 16's, but that could change.

Mills
Good shooting to you both, and have a great time. I know I sure enjoyed the outings with my sons before they grew up an moved away; great memories! Tom