Long Barrels and small bores
Long Barrels and small bores
What could be sweeter than the anticipation of opening day ?
It is a time for planning for the openings days to come. Mine will be Arizona for Doves, with long barreled 16's and 20's, where will your opener be ?"I have more than I need, but not as many as I want"
"The search continues on many fronts"
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"The search continues on many fronts"
Life Member, A.H. Fox Collectors Association.
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The Peoples Republic of Maryland with a long barreled Fox 20 and a 28 Parker, both 30".
Owning a Fox is not a spectator sport.
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Beautiful photo, Jess.
Mine will be in a sunflower field in the the heart of Georgia, in the heart of the Deep South.
Wishing a succesful opener for you all, wherever you may be.
SRH
Mine will be in a sunflower field in the the heart of Georgia, in the heart of the Deep South.
Wishing a succesful opener for you all, wherever you may be.
SRH
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Charming picture Jess..... can really "feel it".
tjw
tjw
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Great photo, Jess. I have shot doves in a place very simular to your photo. Jim
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A limit of doves opening day with a 30" 16 ga Sterlingworth. Always look forward to opening day starting about February. Drizzle all day (remnants of Harvey here in TN) and I don't remember another opening day when it was actually chilly in over 45 years! Good friends, good shooting and a wife who is understanding about my shooting and hunting passion, life just doesn't get much better.
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rainded out today, but hopefully tomorrow. Pic from a few years ago. 30" ejector sterly 16 gauge. This was a good good day.
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Was there ever anything longer on a small bore?
Any 32" 16's or 20's ??
Any 32" 16's or 20's ??
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32-inchers were regular catalog items, but not many 20-gauges were ordered. A restocked 32-inch 20-gauge AE-Grade is in the upcoming Julia's Auction. I looked at it back when "Pop" Headrick owned it, but the bulbous grip of the stock and the beavertail don't appeal to me. I've had this 32-inch A-Grade 16-gauge --
for a quarter century. I had just the right Dove pass for it back in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, but it hasn't had any time afield late years.
for a quarter century. I had just the right Dove pass for it back in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, but it hasn't had any time afield late years.
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