Recent content by AtTheMurph

Sounds like you never cleaned out the cosmoline at purchase? When I was young and had no clue i never cleaned my Beretta 686 after purchase. 15 years later i did a tear down clean and found the action covered in cosmoline. Never had a mishap though.

Mine is a Renato Gamba Principessa from the 80s I believe. Not super fancy but well made gun with nice wood and bluing. Don't think it was ever shot much before I acquired it. Still a little stiff and not enough nicks and scratches. It's 28" not 30" and my 20ga is 26".

You don't have to wonder. You know. We all know. They got you hunting, driving, whatever if you simply have a cell phone..

Sounds like the bitch I got my Weim out of. German import who was rough as nails but hunted like a champ and almost never lost a cripple.

Birds are creatures of habit. They will want to sleep in the same places and go feed in the same general areas. pheasants will usually feed 2 times a day then find loafing areas after the first then roosting areas after the last one. Find the loafing areas, or places between where the birds...

My first dog was a Weim. One heck of a dog.

Mine is IC/M in SxS. I don't use it often for pheasants but I don't see any reduction in kill rate or distance I am able to shoot from with it. I shoot 7/8th (I think) #5 shot. I just prefer my O/U with the narrower sight line. The 28 has 30" barrel and the 20ga has 28". Might have something to...

I know. Response was more for people that have no idea the little gems that each state has. The looks I get from people who live in these states when I tell them I hunt pheasants always makes me laugh. I would frequently stop in Fowler Indiana for dinner on way home from hunts. People in the...

Hudge and I know. Many of the places in Illinois (and some in Indiana) are quite lucrative. Where there is cover there are generally birds. And I think the last few years have been getting better as ILL has added some "honey bee" patches of cover here and there. I can tell you that I have seen...

WD 40 freezes. OK to use as a gun cleaner but not for lubrication. If you use it to clean you should also make sure to clean out the WD-40 when you are done and apply proper lubricant.

Don't we call them cocks? :)

They can cut those trees or burn them, and they don't burn.

So I met this little Britt today. Very sweet. But when he got outside was a terror! Hasn't hunted in over a year. 40lb dog on a leash nearly pulled me to the ground trying to get out and do his thing. Will be a house pet/hunter, in that order. I'm not sure my wife can handle him on walks. I...

Might be getting this little guy. Older hunter bought in KS a couple years ago started. Can't hunt any longer. Needs a home and to hunt.

I was right with you until you mentioned WD-40. That should never be used on a firearm.