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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ Story behind the cover photo of www.16ga.com? |
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Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:15 pm
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| Does anyone know the story/names/source of the 16Ga.com cover photo? That picture of the one guy sharing his tobacco with the other man while taking a break from chasing grouse has to be one of the neatest shots ever. I always get a good feeling when I first see it. 8mmFan |
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Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:09 am
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| It is a great picture and it really got my interest in the history of the 16 ga..I had learned alot from reading the board and I just joined the Society a couple of weeks ago. |
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Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:21 am
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16ga addressed that, either in a thread or in a PM to me a while back; I forget which. Hopefully he'll weigh in here with the story, 'cause I can't remember  ! |
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Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:09 pm
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If we ever got enough interest in reproducing a cool old 16 bore type image I designed and printed a re-make of a vintage Gun Calendar for the Parker Organization last summer and as a commercial printer could easily do the same for us here.
Brad
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Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:12 pm
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I have that calender of Mike Stackhouse framed and hanging in my gun room, It's awesome! You guy did a fantastic job with it, hats off to ya ! 
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Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:31 pm
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Sure doesnt look like Grouse hunters to me , looks like Rabbit hunting for sure .
But it is one of the neatest pictures I have seen your all right it just has something to it cant put a finger on it , perhaps a bygone era ??
Hey the Calender idea is a great one , I would like a couple of them indeed , perhaps you folks could get this done ???
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Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:42 pm
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Bob,
I appreciate the compliment.
That ol' codger Mike Stackhouse has so much color and character in him it made the rest easy.
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Brad |
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Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:34 am
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| Any chance of getting my hands on one of the calanders. It just hits the spot and would look great in my gun room. Bill |
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Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:59 am
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| You can get the calendars from the Parker Gun Collector's Association; check teir webb page. |
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Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:31 am
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Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:15 am
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| Charles, you might be right. There's certainly a cottontail there. But look at the dog on the left, in the front of the picture. I may be wrong, but over his right shoulder, it looks like there's a grouse wing sticking up. Maybe a sharptail, maybe a hen pheasant (ouch!)? But to my tired old eyes it looks like the wing of a gamebird.... maybe it's just wishful thinking. |
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Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:35 pm
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I agree there appears to be a wing in that picture; I suspect both birds and rabbits were going to be on the menu by the time these gentelman were done.
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Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:21 pm
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| 8mmFan wrote: |
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I always get a good feeling when I first see it. 8mmFan
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I agree, reminds me of bygone days with my grandfather.
A 16ga calendar would be just the ticket. Maybe it could be done with board members photos.
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Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:37 pm
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Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:43 am
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| No link, no photo. Something's missing, Mike. |
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