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    Shotgun help

    I have offered to help a friend find out more about two shotguns she has from her father's estate. One is a single shot 16 guage, the only things I found printed on it are Diamond Arms Co, St. Louis, Mo There is no forearm. If you see what looks like paint on the single shot, guess what? Is...
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    SANTA delivers 835

    Him, Before we leave, I figured I'd better post this. SANTA delivered in a big way a few days early. Last weekend I took the girls (3 and 1) to a gunshow in Jefferson, WI. Not a lot there, and my friend had ALL day so I casually mention we could go buy the local gunshop.... 835 woodland...
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    Shotgun help for a friend

    Hi, A friend has 4 shotguns, some he has shot (Not recently) and some are heirlooms. He is curious if they are anything special, and he is interested in what they are worth. I looked at them, and took notes on what I could see. the first is a 12 ga SxS with external hammers, about 32"...
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    rem 1100 action bar

    Hi, Took the Rem 1100 12 guage magnum (Left hand) to the gunsmith for a cleaning. The action had been getting difficult to open. He called back and said that a chip from the action bar had been floating in the carrier, and was getting in the way. He removed the chip, and said it should be ok...
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    Turkey in WI

    Well, I went to my buddy's farm near Eau Claire Thursday night. Saw 7 turkeys in the fields... in the 10 minutes left of shooting time. (I was running late...) Got up Friday morning, set up decoys 20 yards away... Sat down next to a tree, enjoying the predawn morning air... Saw a Blur of...
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    Unknown sxs 10 guage

    Hi, I have a SxS 10 guage in bad shape that appears to have few markings. What have found: Under lug (hidden when barrels on): 3329 on one side, a couple of funny stamps, one looks like a diamond, then a pi with a third leg, topped by a star under the other barrel...
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    Wi deer hunt. (long)

    Well, The Wisconsin regular 9 day gun deer hunt in review. (or at least my little part.) I saw 2 bambi's opening morning (11/18). Shot at the second one, thought I had it, spent the next 3 or 4 hours tracking it, but it hit the open marsh and barring my use of a hovercraft or a heliocopter...
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    WI trout and ducks 09/30

    I went trout fishing with my dad and a few friends saturday morning. I caught 2 brown trout over legal size (and one under, released ;) and 1 legal rainbow trout. Noon opened Wisconsins Duck season, we loaded up and I was elected to walk the ditchbanks looking while my dad and Hal posted around...
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