Locks on W. & C. Scott best and medium grades…
Most people never really see the locks on double barrel shotguns. That’s too bad. The locks are one of the […]
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Dancing Sharptails in Wisconsin…
Sharpies are one of my favorite birds to hunt. Here’s a great video of them dancing on some mating grounds
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Quail hunting in South Georgia…
Check out his video. It’s of guys quail hunting in South Georgia. Double barrel shotguns, English Pointers, plenty of birds
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20g Boss with 17″ barrels brings big $$$…
How much is a Boss 20 gauge, round-body with 17″ barrels worth? How about $40,000! At least that is one
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A converted Purdey pinfire — Part 1…
It was 1863. The year kicked off with the world’s first underground railway opening in London. Six months later, General
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Encouraging their inner hunter…
Here’s an interesting article in the New York Times. It’s about suburbanites trying to teach their dogs to hunt. Pretty
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Original or Redone – 16g Parker VH…
Check out this Parker double barrel shotgun. It’s a 16 gauge, VH grade side by side made in 1899. The
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Good Gun Alert – Sat, June 12, Ephrata, PA….
Horst Auction in Ephrata, PA, is holding a gun auction this coming Saturday, June 12. There’s a preview on Friday
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What the…a rising-bite on a Boss??
The rising bite you can see in this picture does not exist – at least not according to Boss. The
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Good Gun Alert – Sunday, June 6, Gettysburg, PA….
Wow — Parkers, Foxes, LC Smiths and more…Oh my… Redding Auction Service in Gettysburg, PA, has a ton of nice
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Good Gun Alert – C-Grade 20g Fox…
This rare A. H. Fox 20 gauge side-by-side shotgun is on Auction Arms right now. The auction ends on 06/01/2010
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Harley Parlin has died…
Harley Parlin has died. Harley owned Boot Hill Case Company. He was a kind, generous man, a meticulous craftsman and
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Good gun alert, Parker D-grade top lever hammergun….
Alert! Ken Farmer Auctions in Radford, VA, has this Parker D grade , or Grade 3, toplever hammergun coming up
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Want to check out a field trial? Here’s your chance….
Here’s a great chance to check out a pointing-dog field trial: The Mid-Coast Maine Field Trial Club is holding their
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Good gun alert, Prussian Daly SxS, 4/17, Sandston, VA, & others…
When it comes to auctions, there are two things I love to see. First, an auctioneer who knows very little about an item.
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Take a trip to a 1950s London gunmakers….
A friend of mine forwarded me this video. It’s from the BBC and it was made in the 1950s. Check
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4/10 — Region 1 Amateur Walking Shooting Dog Championship…
Wondering what it takes for a hunting dog to be champion? Here’s your chance to find out. There a nice
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Good gun alert–4/9, McVeytown, Pa….
Chesney Auctioneering in McVeytown, Pa, is having a two-day auction, starting Friday, 4/9, at 4:30pm. McVeytown is about an hour
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Another Good Gun Alert – 4/3, Elkin, NC…
There are a bunch of nice L.C. Smiths and Parker side-by-side shotguns coming up tomorrow, 4/3, at the Hall Auction
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Good Gun Alert: Auction in PA, 4/3….
There are some good looking guns coming up tomorrow at Ronald Gilligan & Son Auctioneering in Pennsylvania Furnace, PA (about
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Good Gun Alert: 3/27 & 3/28, auctions in IN, VA & MD…
It looks like there are some good guns coming up this weekend at auctions in IN, VA & MD. I