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February 4, 2012
Maybe It’s the Little Things
n the last issue, talking about the little things, I advised you to use enough gun, and I’ve written about it before because I just don’t think that unless you’re hunting cover where the ranges are measured in feet rather than yards or your dog is 19 years old, hunting behind a flushing retriever is going to, on average, present you with shots longer than our pointing dog counterparts experience. So let’s pick it up from there and allow me to immediately state the opposite with the same conviction. And yes, I’m considering a run for the State House. Don’t Use Too Much Gun Sometimes the answer to better shooting is a smaller gun in a smaller gauge. Maybe both you and your Lab or Chessie have slowed a little in the uplands; if you find that seven-pound 12 of yours would handle easier if it had wheels on it, maybe you need to consider a switch to a smaller-gauge gun, especially if you are a brush-shooting specialist with a great wild rice recipe for woodcock or do an increasing amount of your shooting on a preserve. But guns have to be carried, handled in action, and perform. It’s pretty easy to find out if a gun fits and handles for you; you can get a good idea of that right in the dealer’s store. But performance – how well it kills, not just how well it breaks clays – has to be judged in the field. So, how do you know that the 16 or 20 will do the job you need it to do, the job your bigger gun does so well? Subscribe Now! |
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