But their barrels are twisted impossibly. Much easier to sight over the top than along the side.
My new grouse gun would be ultraclassy as a quail gun. 12 gauge 2'' chambers and only 5.5 lbs. You will not run I totoo many in the field and no one will ask to borrow your ammo...
I think I might need a turkey gun also. But only for second turkey tags in any season. The first tag has to go to Grandpa's Winchester.
So for a second tag, I'm thinking something light and handy because the hills get steeper and slipperier. I think this narrows things down pretty quickly...
You can't go wrong with following Kurt Hardcastle's advice. He can probably help with fixing anything that needs it.
Good luck with it. There is nothing quite like old guns.
I don't know if I would agree with that. You could make the same case for the turn of the 19th century folks, the Revolutionary war generation, the European colonists generations, etc. It's the kind of title that probably says more about the bestower than the bestowed.
For those that might be jonesing for a lever, there is a very, very early Winchester 1894 .30 WCF at Cabela's (Owatonna) and a couple of fixer upper 1893s in .38-55 (the coolest caliber) with octagon barrels (26" and 28") at two different Cabela's (Woodbury and Owatonna, respectively). They...
I mentioned medical in my first post, so yes on that. As for distance? I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. Were they that much shorter ranges relative to the range of their weaponry? Making an apples to apples comparison is probably an issue.