Upland scatter guns and other tools of the trade

[T-Bone]

joe_dumy, Thank you for that GREAT picture of your kids on the hunting/picnic break. I think you have discovered the true essence of the sport; sure a full game bag is nice, but as you have discovered, the true meaning lies elsewhere.

BTW, nice shotgun; I too love the 16 ga. I own three; including a Remington 31L.

Tom

[AWS]

As far as I know it is a melanistic (black phase) pheasant.  I shot it in MT a long way from any house or farm yard so I'm pretty sure it was a wild bird not and escapie.

Love the Model 90, it is on my short list of gotta have 16ga shotguns.

[FamilyMan01]

Joe_Dumy, great picture of your kids.  I can't wait for mine to get just a tad older so I can get the out there as well.

[bracer40]

Joe,

Great picture of the kids. And yes, I could use more practice myself! I hate when I let my dog down by missing.

[87Ford]

Tools of the trade..  How 'bout some tattered Filson Brush Pants?

[1styrrookieluck]

Remington 1100... Beautiful as it was when it came out of the box 30+ yrs ago. Used three times to shoot skeet before I got my hands on it and started putting it to work!

 R.I.P   Cooper

[joe_dumy]

Thanks for the comments on the kids. We can do 5 to 7 miles of old logging roads now with no whining. Not to bad for 5 and 6 years old. Get a little nervous about cougars here and there. But I cant go without them without a big fit now. And my son is convinced he take at least one of them out with his red rider.  So we stay close and are pretty noisy.

T-Bone if you every want to get rid of that 31L 16 ga please consider me.

Bracer I feel like we need to make up for that trip someday to your dog. 16 shot and two quail. He deserves better. I had a rock in my shoe and it was throwing me off. Not sure what your problem was.

[Fishnfowler]

A couple of my chukar guns, an Uggie and an extinct maker, (Jesus Irazabala).



My turkey gun, a super-full choked Spanish double without any makers mark, proofed in 1929.  This bird was a real limb hanger and was amazingly tender/juicy. 



My favorite, a 20 gauge LC Smith 2E from 1909:





Another nice one, a 1907 20 gauge LC Smith:



How about a new gun, this is a 1948 Elsie:

[joe_dumy]

Fishfowler glad to see you also have the proper number of triggers on all your guns.

[Fishnfowler]

Fishfowler glad to see you also have the proper number of triggers on all your guns.

Two eyes, two barrels, two triggers.  Simplicity itself.

[Lee Root]

Dinged up chukar gun...still kills them dead.  Beretta 686 onyx. I have been using it since 1989. The vest is also showing some wear.

[merkelman]

That's what we like to see!!!  Chukar hunters...a different breed!

[Lee Root]

Addy, one of my best tools.

[Lee Root]

Addy

[Lee Root]

the truck and the box are also good tools.  Addy with the end of the season bounty!