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Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:08 pm
by birdawg
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 ?
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:21 pm
by DarylC
The Peoples Republic of Maryland with a long barreled Fox 20 and a 28 Parker, both 30".
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:08 pm
by Stan Hillis
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
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:42 am
by MARSHFELLOW
Charming picture Jess..... can really "feel it".
tjw
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:45 am
by Jim Cloninger
Great photo, Jess. I have shot doves in a place very simular to your photo. Jim
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:32 pm
by loggy
Jess,
Another great photo. Enjoy your opener.
John
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:30 pm
by bbman3
Great!
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:17 pm
by foxgun
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.
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 6:37 am
by vaturkey
rainded out today, but hopefully tomorrow. Pic from a few years ago. 30" ejector sterly 16 gauge. This was a good good day.
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:01 pm
by 2lo8s
Was there ever anything longer on a small bore?
Any 32" 16's or 20's ??
Re: Long Barrels and small bores
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:33 pm
by Researcher
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.