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Very nice Andre!
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I love my light weight 12 guage Franco-Belgian gun. Its barreled action was probably made in Liege and then with was finished in St. Etienne and then sold in Paris by a gunshop in the 1950-60 under the shops name (but with the maker on the flats). 2-3/4, imp-mod, 27-1/2 barrels, articulated front trigger. One season she did everything from ruffed grouse and a Canada good in Alaska, to driven partridge and pheasant just south of Paris!

Typically one of two SxS's, an Arrizaga 16 bore sidelock or a Prandelli & Gasparini 20 bore boxlock.

I've gone to one upland gun in the last 5 years or so. It's a Citori Lightning Feather, 12 ga, 26" barrels, IC (rarely SK)/M Briley choke tubes. Of all the guns I've used, this one fits me and my hunting best so the others stay home now.

Benelli M2 Field 12 ga. 28"

For doves and ruffed grouse a Franchi AL 48 28ga W/skeet choke, Fed premium copper 8's (I bought a bunch cheap). For Sharptails, huns, and pheasents until Thanksgiving a 20ga 302 26" fixed IC or 303 Beretta 28" IC screw in, 1oz Winchester copper #5's. For late season roosters (Dec and early Jan) a 12ga 302 30"fixed to IM or 303 26" W/Briley IC, 1 3/8oz 4.25dram Fed Premium copper #4's or #5's.

All of this over a very willing English Cocker!!

SKB Mod 500 O/U choked IC and M
1 1/8 oz lead 5's bottom barrel, 1 1/4 lead 5's in the top barrel
1 English Pointer

We have 2 weeks of our pheasant season left and between us (me and the dog) we have 30 cock birds so far.

well someone's get to fess up. i guess i will. i own one shotgun a rem. 870 20 ga. wingmaster w/ 26in rem choke barrel. doves quail, rabbits, turkey, woodcock,deer and informal sporting clays skeet and trap. fear the man with only 1 gun.

My favorite right now is an older Antonio Zoli Grey Eagle. It has 2 triggers and extractors, which I am finding I like more and more.

Weagle

Over the years I have had some sweet shooting shotguns...Had an old model 37 Winchester that was always good for a Turkey at Thanksgiving. Remington wingmaster 12 ga., Ithica's in model 37 and 51 featherlites. But the Browning Gold Hunter I have now shoots everything better than any shotgun i've ever had. 000 Buckshot at 50 yards (with a dirty barrel) 10 out of 10 in a 16" area. Its put trophies on the mantel. and bacon wrapped dove breast on my grill. And some south Georgia Bobwhites as big as softballs in my frying pan. Yep old "Moses" will stay in my safe for a long time.

It depends how I feel that day....and of course what I am hunting for.

Browning Citori 12ga Lightning
Browning Citori 12ga Sporter Ultra
Browning Gold 12ga
Browning Belgian 12ga
Browning Belgian 16ga
Browning Belgian 20ga
Remington 1100 20ga
Remington 870 410 (my weapon of choice when I was a wee 8 year old)

For those Maine partridge a Winchester 101 28 ga. choked Sk/Sk. If I really want a challenge I'll use one of my Model 42s (I have 5 of them) in various chokes.

Doug

Too bad I don't hunt much in Maine cause those Maine partridge are my speed. Thats because they usually try to escape by walking. Now their little head does go back and forth but........

The last one I got there was with my 7mm RM and it lost it's head. Thats all we got for a long weekend up there. I ate the white meat of course and one guy went thru the trouble of cooking the innards such as the liver, heart ect.

20 Gauge Win. Mod. 23 S/S 26" IC-Mod.
Mel

For quail it is a Ruger Red Label in 20 g with 26" tube.
For pen raised pheasant and rabbit hunting it is a 1958 Win model 12 in 16 g.
For late season pheasant and other game Benelli SBEII in 12 g with a 24" tube.

for sharptail, and late season pheasant, a Merkel SxS 12 choked f/m 28" straight stock, double trigger with 1-1/4oz #5's
for the same in early season and Huns, a 16 ga. Brownig Citori w/choke tubes, Mod, IC or sk, depending on conditions - 1 oz. #6 or 7.5's. For ruffed grouse, a Browning Superposed 20 ga. RKLT 28" choked open IC and tight Mod., and 7/8 oz #8's or 7.5's

Remmy 870 (1957), 16 guage tight Improved cylinder.

My favorites are:

Md 12 nickel steel 20g ~1914
Webley & Scott 700 20g
AYA 3a 28g

I'm happy packing any of these on any given day.

Ithaca 600 o/u 20g
Fixed barrels, open and tight

or

Miroku o/u 12g field gun