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Pete Lester
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 02:18 pm |
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Bob Fabian's comment about laying in wait for some longnecks got me daydreaming about the upcoming fall and taking some new to me guns out in the field. Here is a picture from last December. Gun is a 1910 1 1/2 frame VH 12ga with 28" F/M, shooting 1 1/4 ounce Bismuth #4 handloads.
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 08:47 pm |
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Good work Pete, that's a great photograph. Nothing like a bag with both geese and ducks in it.
I've had the Parkers out at the clay range getting ready for the season. Shot an 18 from 27 yards the other night and then a near straight of 24 at the 16 yard line. Guess all that duck shooting this summer paid off a little. I screwed the straight by missing the last target.....
Destry
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James P. Brown, Jr.
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 10:29 pm |
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| Kimball, S.D., Nov. 2002, VHE 28 ga., wild roosters. Attached Image (viewed 411 times):
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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Thu Aug 14th, 2008 10:58 pm |
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| James, who put the wonderful English Walnut stock on your VHE? I am looking to have a 28 gauge VH stocked, and I want your guy to do it for me.
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James P. Brown, Jr.
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 02:04 am |
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Bill, the stock and forearm are original to the gun, at least as far as I can tell, I have not had it re-stocked. The serial number(208396) is stamped in the wood under the trigger guard tang as it should be and there is an "O" also stamped there. The forend wood is also numbered. This ser. number is not in the ser. book. It never occurred to me that the wood was anything other than standard "V" grade. I would think that English Walnut on a "V" grade would be unusual. I know from reading this forum for several years now ( I learn something nearly every day) that Yourself, Mista Kaas and others have a lot of experience and knowledge about the different kinds of Juglans.
James
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Dave Fuller
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 02:43 am |
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| Here's my little 0 frame repro hard at work with her 16ga Galazan barrels bringin' home a limit of Missouri doves. 3 weeks and hopefully she'll have another. Attached Image (viewed 347 times):
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 03:22 am |
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| Eastern Black Walnut (juglans nigra) on the VH but a nice swamp grown shadow stripe pattern on it and Claro (juglans hindsii) on the Repro. Just MHO...
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Dave Fuller
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 04:38 am |
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| Yes the juglans hindsii (claro walnut) is nice... But don't forget the zenaida macroura (mourning dove), which when shot, cleaned, wrapped in bacon, and cooked on the grill make a really nice dinner... especially when served with coldeous beereii (beer)
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Harry Collins
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 01:45 pm |
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Pete,
Here a a few pictures of the old girls at work and play.....
Papa's Trojan
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Harry Collins
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 01:47 pm |
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Harry Collins
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Harry Collins
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Pete Lester
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 02:03 pm |
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Thanks Harry, the pictures are great. I picked up a 1929 Trojan 20 with 26" barrels this year. From a handling and shooting perspective it is quickly became a favorite of mine. I wish NH had a Dove season. The hammer guns look great, I am starting to get the itch to have one.
I hope the in-use/hunting pictures keep coming, I am enjoying them. The original and a couple of generations after lacked the technology or immediate availability tor record their guns history in photographs. We have that luxury so that "our" history with these guns can be preserved. It might be nice to have a picture page on the site to keep these great photos available for future reference.
PS. Destry - Last targets lost.........Boy do I know the feeling!!!! 2001 NH State Trapshooting Championship. I blew over the top and missed the last target of the singles championship for a 198 out of 200. That cost me a tie for the state championship.
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C Roger Giles
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 05:14 pm |
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Do not any of you feel bad about almost running a long string at traps, as I was shooting with Apple Jack at Dundee Mi and after 75 straight he said I'll buy you a half gallon of FG if you run the 100 straight, well I know the little bastard did that so I would flub up and I did on the 97th bird. BTW he did buy me a fifth of FG.
A Good friend and squirrel hunting companion of mine just won the Ohio singles championship via a 200 straight only to go into a shoot off where he ran another 100 straight to win, some shooting.
Roger
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Bill Murphy
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 05:38 pm |
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| But can he hit a squirrel?
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C Roger Giles
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 06:09 pm |
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Bill;
Yes, yes and yes, also phesants,ducks, quail, deer, and in days of old he would also hit on the girls sucessfully.
Rog
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Jack Lester
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Posted: Fri Aug 15th, 2008 11:02 pm |
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| Pete, Nice to know there is still a "Lester" out there who can still shoot. As the coordination between 63 year old eyes and hands continues to fail those open chokes look better and better. Thanks for the photos. Much enjoyed. Jack
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