Roosevelt’s Fox bring $750,000…
It’s official! James Julia Auctions just dropped the hammer on this President Roosevelt’s A.H. Fox F Grade double barrel shotgun. […]
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The greatest time of year is finally here!
Let the season begin! Puck and I were in central Maine yesterday chasing grouse and woodcock. It was our first
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Dear Cabela’s, please don’t screw up the Gun Library…
I loved Cabela’s old online Gun Library. It loaded fast, it had lots of pics, and it was easy to
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Pics from Vintagers…
I returned from Vintagers on Sunday night. It was a long weekend and a lot of fun. Tons of nice
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The three Parker Invincibles…
Well, I made it here. I’m excited to head over to the event tomorrow. Tonight I stopped by the annual
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Auction alerts – Parkers, LC Smiths, Lefevers….
There are some nice looking guns coming up this weekend. Here are a few of the auctions: -20g Parker, 16g
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Off to Vintagers….
It’s 6:24am and I’ve been up since 4:30am. I’m packed, triple checked and on my way. Vintagers – here I
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A nice James Dougall percussion…
I’ve have a thing for old English percussion double barrel shotguns. They’re impractical and a pain to clean, but I
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It’s 1905 all over again…
Here’s a fact: when it comes to best-quality British doubles, a lot of the ones made after Word War II
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Cold feet on a 4 bore punt gun–part 2…
This is part 2 of my post about the 4 bore Dougall punt gun. You can read part 1 here.
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Good gun alerts…auctions in VT, NY, FL & MA…
Here are a handful of decent shotguns coming up at auction this weekend and next. There are also two Gatling
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Cold feet on a 4 bore punt gun–part 1…
I backed out of a gun deal today. I’m kicking myself for it, but I had to walk away. Here’s
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Good gun alert –auctions this weekend, next week…
Slim pickings this week. It looks like there are a few double barrel shotguns coming up on Saturday and Sunday
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Good gun alert — early L.C. Smith 2E…
Pre-1913 L.C. Smiths are some of the nicest double barrel shotguns ever made in America. As the only sidelock ever
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A tribute to Micheal McIntosh…
A great writer has died. His name was Michael McIntosh and he passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2010. He
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Condition is KING..two original Parkers…
One thing I’ve learned about double barrel shotguns is that condition is king. When it comes to resale value original
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My girl at training camp…
Puck, my English Pointer, is up in Maine right now getting ready for the season. I headed up there on
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Good gun alert – Parker DH 12g…
Cabela’s in Rogers, MN, just posted this 12 gauge Parker DH double barrel shotgun. It’s worth taking a look at
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It’s the glorious 12th….
Today’s is the Glorious 12th — traditional opener for red grouse shooting in Scotland and across the UK. It sounds
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Another way to point a grouse…
I was at the Scarborough Fish & Game Association a few weeks ago for a double gun shoot and we