Hunting dogs, fine firearms, and enjoying both.
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 26th, 2013
Here’s another hammergun that’s making me crazy: 10 gauge V Chr. Schilling. I love old double barrels like this one, especially ones with color and finish like this Schilling has. Check out the arrow-head drop points, too. Awesome. This is a big 10 gauge, probably made in the 1880s as a waterfowler. I would love [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Mar 1st, 2013
I’ve always liked drillings, probably because they seem so practical. With one gun I could kill everything from a goose to a moose — especially if I was carrying the one you see here. This J.P. Sauer & Sohn sidelock drilling and its in 12 GA x 12 GA x 9x57MM. That’s pretty much all [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 22nd, 2013
Engraving can make or break a shotgun. Done right, it adds to a double’s overall elegance and beauty. Done wrong, its gaudiness screams “look at me” and ruins the entire gun. On this Max Ern O/U double rifle, I would say that the engraver got it right. You can see more examples of Max Ern [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on Oct 31st, 2012
When it comes to bird dogs, different breeds hunt in different ways. This is especially true with Continental and English Pointers. Last weekend when I was out with Bob I had a chance to see these differences in action. Check out these videos to see what a mean. This is my English Pointer, Puck. Check [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on Jul 29th, 2012
Mention “German Pointers” to most upland hunters in the US and they’ll thinkof one dog: the German Shorthair Pointer. For a few folks, German Wirehair Pointers may come to mine. The one dog just about no one will think of is the German Longhair Pointer. This is understandable. Unlike it’s shorthair and wirehair cousins, the German [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on Jun 4th, 2012
Every breed of dog we have today came from other breeds. Mixing and experimenting is the history they all share. This “Whitemaraner” is a good example of what can happen when you mix breeds. The dog shown here is a mix of a Weimaraner and a German Shorthair Pointer. Craig Koshyk is calling it a Whitemaraner [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 20th, 2012
I’m always amazed by the doubles people have squirreled. Judging by the condition of this 16 gauge over/under, this F.W. Heym has been hiding under some bed, or in some back closet, most its life. F.W. Heym was a German gunmaker founded by Friedrich Wilhelm Heym in July 1865. This shotgun was sold through the Sloan’s [...]
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on Oct 13th, 2011
The upland hunting season in Maine started on October 1st. But due to the crummy weather, my first day chasing grouse and woodcock was this past Saturday – 10/8. It was hot out all day – above 80 degrees at the peak – and the leaves were still up and very green. It looked like [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Aug 2nd, 2011
German side-by-side shotguns are pretty common here in the States. A lot of them arrived here after the World Wars, and many more were imported before and in between. While most of these guns are extremely well made– solid Anson & Deeley boxlocks with well struck barrels and crisp triggers — they usually have Teutonic [...]
