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Post by greyphase on Feb 26, 2015 6:24:58 GMT -5
Anybody on here hunt with a hammergun. I got bit by the bug a few years ago and enjoy carrying and shooting these old guns. I some how ended up with 8 of them in my gunsafe  . A mix of Belgium made & Husqvarna guns they are relatively inexpensive compared to an English built gun. My first couple were Husqvarna underlevers I picked up for a couple of hundred dollars each just to get my "feet wet" and to see how I liked them. 
Then I found a couple of Belgium built top lever guns. They proved to be lighter and better handling. 
This old beauty is a Husqvarna Model 44 built sometime in the 1880's and still doing what she was made to do. 
Some are steel barreled and some have Damascus barrels all with short chambers. I roll crimp low-pressure loads for them and have had them checked over by a competent gunsmith to make sure their safe to shoot. And in keeping with my "eccentric" nature their all 16 gauges.  Birds just seem a little more special when taken by a 100+ year old gun and I often times wonder of the past hunters who carried these old beauties through long ago coverts in foreign lands.
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Post by gobblerhunter on Feb 26, 2015 7:02:15 GMT -5
Nice pics! I don't hunt with a hammergun but i do hunt a lot of doodles : ) there are a few woodcock addicts here and I know you are also. Welcome to the board
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 7:21:51 GMT -5
Looks good! Never hunted with them!
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Post by bushmaster on Feb 26, 2015 7:42:18 GMT -5
Love them old hammer guns! Haven't got my hands on one yet, but I did pick up an old Stevens Springfield Double Barrel in a 16 guage from the late 20's. I love the old stuff.
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Post by greyphase on Feb 26, 2015 9:19:58 GMT -5
Nice pics! I don't hunt with a hammergun but i do hunt a lot of doodles : ) there are a few woodcock addicts here and I know you are also. Welcome to the board
Hey Gobblerhunter
As the hills get steeper and the grouse get fewer those little doodles can sure make a day afield memorable.
My definition of an old grouse hunter is a woodcock hunter .
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Post by fleroo on Feb 26, 2015 11:37:58 GMT -5
This may be a dumb question, but here goes. Has it been just the recent couple of decades that Woodcock have started migrating heavily, or heavier, through PA ? I did a bit of Grouse hunting in Wash/Greene/Fayette counties in the 70's/80's, more than now of course (we don't have many any longer), and Woodcock were never seen, or we really didn't know what we were looking for ?
Looks like you found an old set of disks and spring-tooth harrow also.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 19:05:09 GMT -5
I love classic European doubles! I am a bit envious. LOL. Very glad you shared your collection with us. I hunted with a hammer double 12 bore before but it was American made. 1880's era if I remember. I need to pick up a Husqvarna myself maybe? How are they choked?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 19:25:24 GMT -5
You really got me. I just went on Gunbroker and bid on a Belgian double. A bunch of days left, we'll see how it goes.
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Post by greyphase on Feb 26, 2015 19:53:25 GMT -5
I love classic European doubles! I am a bit envious. LOL. Very glad you shared your collection with us. I hunted with a hammer double 12 bore before but it was American made. 1880's era if I remember. I need to pick up a Husqvarna myself maybe? How are they choked? Hey Moose
Huskys are usually choked full & fuller.
I've bought 4 hammerguns from www.simpsonltd.com Click on long guns then shotguns. They have always been honest and fair in the dealings I've had with them.
Here's another Husky of mine. A model 51 top lever. No engraving but a nice handling gun. 
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. A mix of Belgium made & Husqvarna guns they are relatively inexpensive compared to an English built gun. My first couple were Husqvarna underlevers I picked up for a couple of hundred dollars each just to get my "feet wet" and to see how I liked them.
Birds just seem a little more special when taken by a 100+ year old gun and I often times wonder of the past hunters who carried these old beauties through long ago coverts in foreign lands.
