The huntin threads got me to open the safe (dang near forgot combination) anyway I have always enjoyed seeing y'alls guns in your pics. M12(Ted) pics are off the charts, O.A. And others do great also. So while I was looking I took a pic of a few of my pump guns to share and while I was in there I saw my Dads car keys and pocket knife he carried. B.H.'s post with his daughter brought back some great memories and these items opened the gates for more. So since its slow down south thought I would share them.
Butch
Sorry they are sideways and poor quality, guess its just my style
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Nice old family guns Butch, I still have my 12ga 870 Mag from my youth that hasn't been shot in years. I think it's time you put some rounds though those old trombones at some crows.
Bob, Great pics full of pumps and memories, well done!
nhc, Your right I need to let them out of the cage and do what they were meant to do, sad to say but my auto has almost ruined me. Got a few old doubles still in service (mainly squirrel ) my favorite is a 1913 Ithica 20ga. A close friend gave me, it's a dove and squirrel killer I know your partial to them and will try to post up a pic later.
BH
Dang man I can barley walk and chew gum But I may give it a go, that 410 wingmaster may be my undoing. Only had it on the skeet range once and the results were comical, lets just say its only had a half of box put thru it. Believe it's gona be a squirrel an rabbit gun (lol)
That last pic was my Dad and his favorite pointer (Sarge) late 60's, funny how those trinkets ( knife and keys) are more valuable to me than most of my guns. Was very fortunate to have him teach me to hunt and I'll have to say Crows better be glad that there were plenty of quail and dove in his day that kept him busy.
I do love your pump guns! I have a pre-war Model 12 Skeet in 20 gauge that someone put a dang Cutts on years ago. I have been on the look out for an old 870 20 gauge in IC, with the corn cob forend. I let one slip through my hands, foolishly, and want to right that wrong.
I too have allowed shot guns slip through my hands I regretted as well as I could never find the same models again...I'm with you there! It's a critical lesson to be learned.
Here if you don't at least put the gun you want on lay-a-way it won't be there next week end. Blowbama did for the gun industry something he never anticipated-he increased gun sales because his intent was to ban all fire arms so the guns fly off the shelves...
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Agreed... By the way, I just received my Browning BPS NWTF shotgun back from their service department. The Duratouch finish had become sticky on this gun that I purchased in 2006 . They fully re-camo'd the entire gun in Mossy Oak Break-up. It looks brand new! Browning service is first rate!!!
That pre-war m-12 sounds sweet, like you I'm not a fan of the Cutts but a lot of them were done this way. I go to a lot of shows and have seen a few 870's like you described if I run across another one I will get you the contact info and send it to you. And on a side note I got the first call from a grower checking to make sure we will be heading his way come Sept. Hoping we all have great hunting this year.
That pre-war m-12 sounds sweet, like you I'm not a fan of the Cutts but a lot of them were done this way. I go to a lot of shows and have seen a few 870's like you described if I run across another one I will get you the contact info and send it to you. And on a side note I got the first call from a grower checking to make sure we will be heading his way come Sept. Hoping we all have great hunting this year.
Butch
Hi Butch,
Agreed on that lousy Cutts... But I could not have afforded that 1941 M-12 Skeet model (WS-1 choked) in 20 gauge, if it had not been butchered!
This is a wonderful topic! some real nice 20's there Bob A. factory engraving I would think.
I love shooting pump guns...vintage M12's to be specific. No surprise there. Are pumps better than doubles or autos? Personal preference there. Usually get a few more crows when I shoot an auto but shot/kill ratio goes south for this dude. I seem to be more focused when shooting pump guns, rack fresh rounds into the pipe without taking my eyes off the next unfortunate target. Even dropping a fresh round into a M12 can be done without taking eyes off the sky, simply drop a fresh shell into the ejection port and slam that gun into battery
Here is my quail gun and skeet gun. It is WS-1 with a 26 inch barrel. It is a 20 gauge model 12 pigeon grade.
Hey Bob;
Your Dad owned a Breda and you say he "loved it"....now how ever that was designed for skeet or trap whatever? I got mine back from the gunsmith some months back. Heavy loads functioned but were shoulder breakers. Other than that the lightness at least made it ideal for some one like me due to all the walking to my blind. It handles light shot really well is what I am asking (I think)?
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Hello TC, my dad's Breda was a 3 inch magnum that he pass shot ducks with in the early to mid 1960's. He loved the 1 5/8th ounce load of # 4's for pass shooting Black Ducks, Canvasbacks and Bluebills.
I used one of his other Breda semi autos chambered for 2 3/4 inch shells. It was choked Improved Modified and was that ever a duck buster! I mainly used the 1 1/4 ounce Express Loads in # 6 shot for waterfowl. All lead in those days. I liked that gun so much my dad let me take it with me when I moved to South Dakota in 1965. I shot a lot of pheasants with that gun out there, one of the highlights was one pheasant drive where I was blocking the end of the field as the drivers were pushing the pheasants towards me and the other blockers. I killed 15 pheasants in one spot on one drive, best I ever did, they were coming out in staggered groups it was just load and shoot! There were 26 in our hunting party so when the limit for 26 was filled we would quit.
The picture of your Dad’s keys brought back memories of a set of keys from my grandfather. Back then the drivers license that the state issued was a brass tag that was stamped with the drivers name & license #. It had a hole in it because people kept the license on their key ring!
Times sure have changed!
Demi
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anyway I have always enjoyed seeing y'alls guns in your pics. M12(Ted) pics are off the charts, O.A. And others do great also. So while I was looking I took a pic of a few of my pump guns to share and while I was in there I saw my Dads car keys and pocket knife he carried. B.H.'s post with his daughter brought back some great memories and these items opened the gates for more. So since its slow down south thought I would share them.
I know your partial to them and will try to post up a pic later.
