I've got a 20 gauge single-shot that I only use for bunnies and squirrels; a 20 gauge pump for pheasants and small game and a 12 gauge pump and an over/under for pheasants, waterfowl and doves.
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I've got a 20 gauge single-shot that I only use for bunnies and squirrels; a 20 gauge pump for pheasants and small game and a 12 gauge pump and an over/under for pheasants, waterfowl and doves.
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I have an Ithaca Model 37 in 20 gauge. It was the first gun I ever bought with my own money. $100. I have an 870 Express in 12 gauge I use for turkey and waterfowl. I have my dad's old 870 in 16 gauge, but that's pretty much retired. I have a Dan Arms 20 O/U that I bought for my dad when I was in the service, but he nor I ever use it. I have a Sears and Roebuck .410 single shot that I plink rabbits with sometimes, but it's mostly my training gun for my kids. I have a Turkish 12 gauge my brother in law brought back from Turkey, I'm just holding it for my son because it's really his. It's never been fired. I have a .22 Marlin I use for rabbits every now and then. And last, but certainly not least, my favorite gun is my Benelli Montefeltro in 20 gauge. I use that gun most often.![]()
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870s in 12 and 20 gauge and a 20 gauge 1100 that was my grandpa's he bought in the 60s I believe (I could be way wrong). That 1100 has killed A LOT of quail, doves, and rabbits in its time.
11-87 Upland Special in 20 ga for grouse and early pheasant. Mossberg Silver Reserve 12 ga for regular pheasant, Mossberg 500 synthetic 12 ga for bad weather/back up waterfowl. Mossberg 935 waterfowl only and 870 12 ga w/ new surshot stock and 3 different barrels(28", 24" turkey, and 24" rifled w/Nikon). I like spome variety in the fall...Someday I will trim this down, but not anytime soon.
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awinchester 1200 16 GA for pheasants , a single shot for doves , mossberg 500 for deer , waterfowl , turkey , and my back up's in 12 , 16's , 20 GA'S
Winchester 1300 Ranger 12g pump - 26" barrel
Winchester 1400 MKII 20g semiauto - 26" barrell
Savage 410 overunder - sweet little gun - 22" barrell
Some cheapo offbrand hand-me-down .22 - don't even know the make. Its so old, well, its old!
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i made a tiny mistake , a single shot for squirrels , the 16 ga winchester pheasants , doves , rabbits
I carry a 20 gauge Ithaca pump when I'm in the field (mostly for quail). I love it.
Winchester 101 12 ga O/U
Winchester 101 20 ga O/U
Stevens 20 ga S/S
Remington 48 16 ga auto
Mossberg 500 12 ga pump w/ 22 inch barrel
Volunteer Arms 410 single shot
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I use my DeHaan O/U U1E for all my Upland hunting and Duck hunting..
My Marlin .22 for rabbit and tree rats.
I really enjoy squirrel hunting w/ a .22 handgun. I just used open sights last season:
But this off season, I mounted a red-dot scope to it and have really gotten accurate. I can't wait to take it out and try to get a few squirrels with it.
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Remington 870 Wingmaster 12ga - 26" barrel
Remington 812 Single shot 20ga - I think it's a 26" barrel
Browning BPS Deluxe grade 28ga - 26" barrel (I LOVE this gun!!)
Remington 870 Wingmaster, 16g. 28" full and 26" Mod.
Remington 870 Wingmaster, 12g. 26" Mod.
Remington 870 Wingmaster, 20g. 26" Remchoke
Remington 1100, 16g. 26" Mod. and 26" Imp. Cyl.
Remington 1100, 12g. 28" Remchoke (and Hastings slug barrel). Laminated stocks and Skeet B wood.
Remington 11-87 Premier, 12g. 26" Remchoke
Remington 11-87 Premier light contour, 12g. 26" Remchoke
CZ Canvasback O/U 12g. Pure Gold skeet tubes.
CZ S/S 28g.
Winchester M 37 .410 single shot.
Browning BPS 12g. 26" Invector plus.
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