Recent content by McFarmer

Lots of factors go into making an ethical shot once you pick a species. Skill, equipment, ammunition and distance are the major ones. Any combination of those is capable of making a clean kill and any of them are susceptible to missing or wounding and being unable to harvest the bird. Once...

I hope it’s a wide open choke, steel #2s are hard on those old girls.

Yes, I do some woodworking so it fits. Taping off the checkering is the hardest part on some, this one doesn’t have any.

Good lord man, how do you manage ? I like my shotguns the way I like my women. Cheap and plentiful.

Got her refinished, decided to go au naturel instead of the heavy red stain Mossberg did. Going to be death on clays from the 27.

Given what took place four legs would just be weird, but, you do you. Wait, we are talking about canids ?

I think maybe it has to do with folks that have allergies. I know a couple that would be very upset if there was cat in the room just a couple hours ago. Having said that, I do remember sneaking a fox in.

I see nothing wrong with finding a home for the dog. We were in the receiving end of a very similar deal a few years back. Worked out well. I’m not far from Sioux Falls, wife and I discussed it, just not the right time.

Depends on what shotguns my son has left me after his last trip home. You’ve heard of the Cabela’s gun library ? Well he must think I run a similar enterprise. I’ve got three or four that have an equal chance of being pulled out of the safe. When trap season comes around there are several...

This is good news. I was afraid the program might die. https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-policy-blog/blog-post/2026/02/11/usda-announces-enrollment-continuous

This old girl is going to smoke them clay targets. The choke measures on the tight side of full. This is the purchase that got lost in the mail out east, finally showed up. I was planning on doing a restoration on it but now that I got it cleaned up I don’t think so. Certainly adding a recoil pad.

I think a 20 will always feel different than a 12. Some of the older 20s were made on large frames but not anymore. Most mass production guns will not have any cast, some “sporting” guns might have a straight comb. That may be why you saw so much rib on the one. Have fun looking.

Sorghum is noted for introducing shatter cane isn’t it ?

I’ve got a few break action shotguns but they are all neutral, no dedicated left hand versions, so maybe I assumed too much. I did have a single barrel with a palm swell for a right hander that I just couldn’t get used to.

Don’t know about this one but the opening lever can be also left handed. Easier to pull with your thumb instead of push.