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From here she looks like a sweet thang and it looks like she also knows how to work the crowd.

She’s a pretty girl!

My Dot was just spayed a week ago this past Friday. She’s itching to be bouncing off the walls!

Love it! Great pics, all.

I almost bought a 59 maybe 15 years ago. Kinda wish I had. Neat guns and you don’t see them all the time.

I’ve a little Spanish 16ga SxS I’m anxious to get some time with this year.

I thought the Mdl 50s were butt heavy, the 59s more so.

No doubt they are butt heavy, which is one of the reasons they are a great point and shoot shotgun in the Grouse woods. They are not much for pass shooting or the Skeet field.

Exactly my reason to shoot one in tight grouse cover. They point FAST!

Our seasons opened 10 days ago... and ruffed are increasing and spreading a great deal. We are seeing them in areas we almost never saw them previously.

That is a wonderful thing.

Yes it is...

Especially because we have six other options in the grouse woods...

It’s a Birdapooliza.

Great thread guys, beautiful birds, dogs and shotguns... Unfortunately, I have to travel far to hunt ruffs, blues are close, but ruffs are farther north, but the trip is worth it.. Very dry up there this fall.. I will be forced to miss the first week of grouse season.. First time in my life.. Drew a sheep permit, so I have to suffer it out.. Good luck to there rest of you and your fine dogs...

Sadly, a sheep tag probably is a valid excuse...



Congratulations!

And the best of luck to you.

German Shorthair and a Burgess slide action...

The Burgess used a rather unique method to chamber a round, that's for sure! I picked one uat an auction for dirt cheap as I was the only one to bid on it. I was offered too much to pass on before I was able to concoct some shells to fire. I wish I would have kept it but it did pay a quarter of tuition and some beer.

Bud with a Euro trash Renato Gamba. He got his hands on it before I could. At least the Dogs and Birds were all made in America....

A whole bunch of 1000 words:

There was a Dog on point somewhere in there....




Here along with a nasty swamp down to the right that had Birds in residence.



Edge cover.






Fruit from the same.

A barrel shortened 59 is so deadly on grouse and woodcock they should be outlawed, always use one when needing to put down birds when training a pup, the rest of the time I love a nice side by side usually a 16, have the best dogs in my lifetime(66) and no birds or prospects. sad but true.

Shhhhhh!!!! on the 59 or they may become hard to find. Probably not, because even tho they are perfect for the game, many don't think they fit the image.

There are Grouse, but one may have to travel and it is worth the effort. Especially if one has Dogs.



First Grouse for Toby when he was a pup and first Grouse for the 59 when it was like new..




A 59 and a Ithaca slumming with Euro trash at Grouse camp.

Is that a Parker? Looking like my new one is gonna be a Parker if they still have it when my money get's here!