collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: Should I laugh or cry?  (Read 3781 times)

Offline jetjockey

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2009
  • Posts: 900
  • Location: Castle Rock CO
Should I laugh or cry?
« on: August 22, 2019, 02:15:51 PM »
Speaking of double guns, once you start with an O/U, the itch will lead you to trying a SxS.  Once you try a SxS in the field, everyone I know stays with SxS’s.  They are light, and just swing so dang nicely when the are built right. For grins, I’m always watching a few different websites for the next amazing deal.  A few weeks ago I came across this sweet little 6lb 2oz 16 bore from Birmingham, England (the worlds best shotguns are made in England).  I sent my Father In Law a text with a link just for grins, stating it was a good thing his daughter and I needed a couch and landscaping for our new house, otherwise I’d by it.  I didn’t hear back from him about it, which was kinda strange.  Today, while talking to him on the phone while we planned our blue quail hunt in New Mexico, he mentioned the gun.  Turns out the jerk bought it! 🤣🤣.  I’m not sure if I should be happy for his great find, or pissed that Im going to be jealous of him when he’s carrying it the field for blue quail? 

Offline Pegasus

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2017
  • Posts: 2156
  • Location: King County
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2019, 02:28:29 PM »
Don't worry. It probably has a poorly made Damascus barrel that he doesn't know about. Just don't stand next to him when he fires it.

Offline jetjockey

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2009
  • Posts: 900
  • Location: Castle Rock CO
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2019, 02:40:58 PM »
Problem is English Damascus isn't poorly made.  He has a really nice Damascus gun that’s been proofed, and the above gun was proofed at 900 BAR, so it’s very safe to shoot. Those Brits do shotguns right.

Offline Bill W

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2013
  • Posts: 1942
  • Location: Moses Lake
  • Groups: NRA, CBA
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2019, 02:48:13 PM »
what's the name of the manufacturer?

Offline jetjockey

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2009
  • Posts: 900
  • Location: Castle Rock CO
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2019, 03:02:23 PM »
what's the name of the manufacturer?

James Carr and Sons

Offline steeleywhopper

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+13)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2007
  • Posts: 1682
  • Location: Snohomish co.
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2019, 03:04:17 PM »
Buy him some of those short legged golfer looking pants and long plaid socks to go with his fancy gun. Tell him he needs to look the part if he’s gonna carry that ugly SxS gun in the field. :chuckle:
Politicians like Jay Inslee are the reason we have the 2nd Amendment

Offline jetjockey

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2009
  • Posts: 900
  • Location: Castle Rock CO
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2019, 10:15:53 AM »
Buy him some of those short legged golfer looking pants and long plaid socks to go with his fancy gun. Tell him he needs to look the part if he’s gonna carry that ugly SxS gun in the field. :chuckle:

He already has them.  While it’s not the long plad socks, it’s not too far off.! 🤣🤣



Offline DOUBLELUNG

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 5837
  • Location: Wenatchee
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2019, 10:43:24 AM »
Be happy it's in the family!  Greatly increases your odds of holding, shooting and maybe one day owning it.
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

Offline one more

  • one more
  • WA State Trappers Association
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Aug 2007
  • Posts: 325
  • Location: Rochester, WA
  • Author, as DZ Wirth, of e-book: MOUNTAIN IGLOO,
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2019, 04:56:44 PM »
He might be planning to give it to you for a surprise.  In any case, be happy it's in the family.
NWTF, WSTA, NRA, RMEF, NAHC, WF.
Author,  as DZ Wirth, of e-book:  MOUNTAIN IGLOO, an Alaska adventure, survival, wildlife and romance novel,
at most e-book stores.

Offline Remnar

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+6)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Nov 2014
  • Posts: 544
  • Location: sw wa
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2019, 09:17:58 PM »
 I would say laugh .

Offline fowl smacker

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+3)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 2256
  • Location: Castle Rock
  • Groups: DU, Delta Waterfowl, RMEF, Friends of the Cowlitz
Re: Should I laugh or cry?
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2019, 10:49:26 PM »
When you see it in person and he let's you hold that baby in your hands, give it a good long look and then lick it.  He'll be so grossed out that he'll just let you keep it. :chuckle:

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

2025 15th Annual Hunting-Washington Christmas Gift Exchange by swordtine
[Today at 03:05:15 PM]


Diarrhea ? by CP
[Today at 02:35:15 PM]


2025 blacktail rut thread by Kingofthemountain83
[Today at 01:40:09 PM]


Long distance love affair by Kingofthemountain83
[Today at 01:20:55 PM]


Winchester SX3 problem by CP
[Today at 11:51:53 AM]


My wife found her first shed by Kingofthemountain83
[Today at 11:35:18 AM]


Eastern Washington Late Archery by NOCK NOCK
[Today at 11:31:52 AM]


Fishing the East Cape in Baja? by jeffro
[Today at 09:27:36 AM]


Early Huckleberry Bull Moose tag drawn! by hunter399
[Today at 08:50:09 AM]


Last day! Don’t leave us hanging by hunter399
[Today at 08:34:08 AM]


Late Alta Muzzy by boneaddict
[Today at 07:51:59 AM]


Idaho Non-res hunt draw by highside74
[Yesterday at 11:27:16 PM]


One of my Wowzhers by High Climber
[Yesterday at 08:48:37 PM]


Looking for Red Hot Replacement Muzzleloader Nipple 2 SKU: M900013 by Westside88
[Yesterday at 08:47:31 PM]


Moose in western washington? by Boar
[Yesterday at 07:54:25 PM]


2025 deer, let's see em! by elkrack
[Yesterday at 07:04:08 PM]


Mcnary snow by metlhead
[Yesterday at 06:55:12 PM]


Hunter bags 717 lb black bear by MADMAX
[Yesterday at 05:33:13 PM]


Real world feedback needed: Rangefinder Binos by jamesjett
[Yesterday at 02:34:53 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal