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| < 16ga. Guns ~ Brought home a young Italian girl today. |
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Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:46 pm
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Location: Southern Oregon
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She's 16, and easy on the eyes 
I recently purchased (from Bird Buster) a very slightly used Verona LX501, made by F.A.I.R. She's built on a 16ga frame, has 28" barrels, screw-in chokes, and is in mint condition. She has a silver receiver with nice engraving (looks like a woodcock on one side and grouse on the other, with a bunny on the bottom), very nice wood, and the fit & finish (metal-to-metal & metal-to-wood), are excellent!
This is my first doublegun and she feels perfect between the hands, shoulders effortlessly, and fits like a glove. Now, I just need to find some time to get down to the range and feed her some shells. |
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Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:08 am
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nossman,
You had me worried there for a minute. Especially with that first line in your description. 
Congrats on your purchase. Yes, I would say she wants to go to the range. |
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Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:54 am
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Darn it.
Mine are all 75 years or older and some of their barrels even jiggle when you tug on them.
And lose on their face! We don't even want to go there.
Congrats on your new addition Nossman.
Brad |
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Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:18 am
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| Brad6260 wrote: |
Darn it.
Mine are all 75 years or older and some of their barrels even jiggle when you tug on them.
And lose on their face! We don't even want to go there.
Congrats on your new addition Nossman.
Brad
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Brad,
Your guns or your girls? |
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I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:07 pm
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| Hmmmm-I will make no comment before it's time |
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Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:08 am
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Location: Middle TN
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Nossman,
Congrats! Her sister has been living with me since November.
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Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:09 pm
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Yesterday was my first chance to get down to the range with my new girl and I was able to confirm a couple of things.
1) She rocks!
2) I suck at skeet.
Now the sucking at skeet part could be due to the fact that I've never spent much time on a 'skeet range' , or just the fact that last summer was the first time I've picked up a shotgun in about 15 years. Sold my old 20ga thinking I'd be fine with the deer rifle & hand gun. Funny how a new dog and time can change your mind. Anyway, I had fun, and the Verona. She is light, fits like a glove (better than the old 20ga), and swings smooth. And, she looks good too! I think I'm going to try sporting clays. That looked interesting! |
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Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:12 pm
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| Yup, sporting clays is fun but can humble you rather quickly depending on the course. |
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