by mija » Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:05 pm
While most of my hunting these days consist of whitetail I fondly remember those quail and dove hunts in the late 50's and early mid 60's with my grandad. He had an old model 12 Winchester with a full choke, it was an old one from the teens or early 20's. Had the nickel steel barrel and a taper choke, the choke started at the chamber and went to the muzzel. I swear he took 60 yd shots with it and connected every time. At the time I was a kid using a single shot Baretta 12 ga. It kicked the hell outta me, but was light to carry and easy to point and follow through with. I still have it, cost my old man a weeks wages back in the day. He got my sister a 410 that matched it. It was probably 69 bucks or so. God I miss those days, I wish there was some way we could share the flavor of those times with todays generation.
Mija
Semper Paratus