I'll be leaving the farm sometime tomorrow mid-day or so, headed South the the Virginia part of the Eastern Shore. There, I will hook up with my old friend Mudge and two other good friends for a weekend of hunting--birds maybe tomorrow afternoon for a bit, deer on Saturday morning.
The weather's going to be wonderful--not as cold as the last time I sat in a tree stand.
It will be good to be with Mudge. He's good people.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
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We never did get an answer on how that fancy Italian shotgun is working out for you. Is it worth the money or just a status symbol? You know, like Jaguar.
Don't shoot things wearing blaze orange....that's just a tip.
Hope it's a good hunting trip.
Hammer--I'll grant you, the Jag's purchase was equal parts love and vanity.
But the shotgun? Firstly, there is no one whose regard I would seek who would consider the kind of shotgun I have to be an important thing--cept maybe Mudge, and he was with me when I picked it out. Secondly, it looked cool and felt really good coming up to the shoulder. Thirdly, it was sold by a hunting shop in town, and I like to buy stuff from the local guys.
Yes CW, but this is a top of the line, premium firearm. What I want to know is, was it worth the extra money as opposed to say a Remington or a Mossberg? I'm not talking about the Tyrolean walnut stock or the hand engraving, I'm interested strictly in functionality. Is it a better performing shotgun and if so, is it worth the extra scratch?
When you say "extra" money Hammer, you have no idea what it was I was prepared to pay, right? Because I have little or no idea of the "value" of shotguns (largely because I don't "value" them--like I do Jaguars), I figured I'd pay between $1K and $1500. While talking with Mudge in the store--and looking at a bunch of guns between $400 and $3000, I shouldered this one and it simply felt better than any other gun of any price. Huge impact. That's why I bought it, and it just so happened to have been in the range I thought I would be happy to pay.
Had I shouldered a $300 gun that I liked, it would have gone home with me.
Fair enough.
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