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As Chuck H. wrote years ago, practicality and game bird hunting disappears when we drive past the first KFC on the way to the field. Gil
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I would love to add a 28 barrel 2 boxlock back to the fold because not everything in life needs to be practical. I agree with the last portion of that statement .........not everything in life needs to be practical. But, I have found that the more impractical it is, regardless how much I thought I wanted it at the outset, the sooner the bloom is off the rose and I'm looking for a way to rid myself of it with the least amount of pain. Or, it finds it's way to some dark corner where it sits, unused, as I ponder exactly why I thought I needed it so badly to start with. That's just me. SRH
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A lightish 6 pound or slightly under makes enough sense to me. Slightly impractical, but easily fed if one knows the 16 gauge path.
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Every time this discussion arises about a 2" 12 ga. vs a 20 ga., I find it puzzling that no one mentions the actual physical dimensions of each in comparison. The 20 ga. is a much more trim and narrow-framed gun than any 12 ga. gun, regardless of chamber length or weight. Sure, there are a few odd heavyweight 20's out there, but typically, a light 20 will be a much more sleek and small-in-the-hands gun than a 2" 12 ga. Just saying.
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God bless America, long live the Republic.
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A lightish 6 pound or slightly under makes enough sense to me. Slightly impractical, but easily fed if one knows the 16 gauge path. The gun l use most is a 16ga W R Pape that comes in at 5lb 14oz
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A lightish 6 pound or slightly under makes enough sense to me. Slightly impractical, but easily fed if one knows the 16 gauge path. The gun l use most is a 16ga W R Pape that comes in at 5lb 14oz That should read "The gun I use most for grouse hunting where you walk a lot and shoot a little is a W R Pape that comes in at 5 lb 14 oz". Not judging, just saying. JR
Be strong, be of good courage.
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A lightish 6 pound or slightly under makes enough sense to me. Slightly impractical, but easily fed if one knows the 16 gauge path. The gun l use most is a 16ga W R Pape that comes in at 5lb 14oz Makes sense to me. I'm looking for one similar myself.
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I don't really grouse hunt anymore. Maybe 1 trip for woodcock and the rest pheasants.
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