Recent content by Lawrence Kotchek

I shoot mostly side by sides (I do shoot an 1187 for crap weather days). As regards the sighting plane thing, you are supposed to be looking at the bird not the gun, if you are looking at your barrel or rib you are missing the bird. One or two triggers, outside or inside hammers, no safety, tang...

I wouldn't take a Lee Load All for free. I hate Lee products other than their rifle and pistol dies. My choice would be a MEC Jr, MEC Size Master, MEC Steel Master or a Ponsness Warren 375. All are fine, good quality single stage presses. You will want a scale as charge bars are not accurate...

I load my skeet, trap & sporting loads in lead for both 16 gauge and 12 gauge, and I load Bismuth in short 10 Gauge and 2 3/4 inch 12 gauge for waterfowl. Its easy and if you buy components when they are cheap it saves a bunch. I've messed with PW's and Pacific presses but MEC seems easiest to...

I was feeding Inukshuk and I liked it, easy to get from Chewy... then my guy decided he didnt like it anymore and rather than adding cheese or whatever I switched to Purina ProPlan and he is happily eating that and doing fine. ProPlan was giving free samples at my UKC Hunt tests so I had it to...

I'm going to try to go down Sunday

found it

I have one of these I would be willing to sell. Need to dig it out

I have Dave's book the Bottoms, its a great read and much more than just that slice of time. I also have a really nice 1963 Pintail print by him.

Greg, I agree, I wont use them and I wont hunt with someone who does....

if you look, one of the ads in the article was selling live decoys (callers)

there was still plenty of market hunting in 1928 and a lot later too

I shoot ducks with short 2 7/8"10 gauge doubles often

I really collect double guns & old hunting and fishing books but duck calls do end up on the shelf, no idea if any of them are valuable....