Well that AE sold yesterday, so now Im down to comparing three nice waterfowl guns. Remember I already have a nice LC Smith Featherweight for my upland needs.
The three contenders:
A Parker VH 30 barrels on a #2 frame, F&F, 7 pounds 13 oz. extractor
A Fox Sterlingworth pin gun, 30 F&F, 2 5/8 chamber 7#_6 oz extractor
Finally a London box lock ejector gun, 2 3/4, 32 barrels proofed a 1 1/4 oz, 7 lbs 6 oz.
If I had the luxury of having all three guns in on place, Id simply take the one that fit best. Im a little worried about that Parker, I inherited my FILs 1800s GH. Its a 30 Damascus 12 gauge on a #2 frame and its a real clunker. It weighs nine pounds with so much drop as to be unshootable, yet it has a spectacular piece of walnut. I believe the barrels are steamed 4#4oz. This VH is 3oz under eight pounds, seemingly perfect for waterfowl shooting 1 1/8-1 1/4 oz bismuth. I just dont know.
Last edited by Glacierjohn; 12/25/19 05:11 PM.
