Hunting dogs, fine firearms, and enjoying both.
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jun 19th, 2013
I just found this Charles Daly on Gunbroker.com, and it looks like a very nice shotgun. It’s a 20 gauge, and it looks like a standard, Lindner-made Diamond quality. It’s a tough double to find in a small bore, and it looks like it’s in excellent condition. Right now it’s at $6000 – a very [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jun 17th, 2013
When most Americans think about hunting in the UK, fancy estates, titles, and big bills come to mind. But not everyon in the UK was an aristocrat or rich. Everyday sports-people also found time for the field. When they did, they carried doubles like the one you see here. This SxS is by John Harper, [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on Jun 14th, 2013
I always enjoy watching a great bird dog do its thing. In this video, you can see Silverthorn’s Emma, a Springer Spaniel out of Silverthorn Gundogs in northwestern, PA, do just that. I love her energy & enthusiasm. She’s the perfect partnership, and you can see how fun she’s having in the field. Silverthorn Emma [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on Jun 5th, 2013
Praise isn’t something you can do wrong – or at least that’s what I thought. But one afternoon at Woodcock Haven Kennels, ace pointing dog trainer Al Ladd used a very personal demo to show me the right way to say “good boy”. After I had whoed up my pointer on a planted pigeon and [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 31st, 2013
Since their introduction in 1984, the price on Parker/Winchester Reproduction shotguns has only gone one way: UP. If you’re looking for a chance to get a deal on a nice one, this may be it. This 28 gauge DHE 2-bbl set is on Gunbroker.com now. I’m not sure what the reserve is, but cross your [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on May 29th, 2013
Here’s a fun video from the the folks up at Wild Apple Kennel. Check it out and see how these pointer pups are learning to use their noses on a planted quail. I love how their tales are all wound up. The wiggle says “bird!”
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on May 28th, 2013
Turkeys are early risers, and hunting them means waking up even earlier. So when my alarm went off at 2:45am a couple Saturdays ago, I was cursing these birds and wondering if shooting one was going to be worth the effort. My guide and I were in our blind by 4:30am. My camo face mask [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 17th, 2013
There a bunch of nice doubles going off this weekend – including the second Winchester Model 21 made. Here are a few other highlights: Gunslinger Auctions in Covina, CA, has this nice vintage double rifle in their 5/19 sale: Alex Henry Double Rifle: In .450 with exposed hammers, blueing on barrels is very good, vintage [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 9th, 2013
The title “gunmaker” has always had always had a broad definition, especially here in America. Some of our gunmakers did make shotguns and rifles from scratch (or mostly from scratch). But others bought parts from overseas and then assembled, stocked, and finished off the firearm over here. Many more American “gunmakers” were retailers who had [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on May 8th, 2013
Puppies are a lot like kids: When you’re raising them, there are things you want to do and things you want to avoid. Writer, trainer, and gun-dog lover Betsy Danielson covered five in those points in her latest post at Strideaway.com. If you have a pup that you would like to turn into a hunting [...]
