Day 3 Cedar

[Foxton Gundogs]

Well the day STARTED out with lots of promise, decoys set Goose deaks on the hill behind the blind, Ducks and Robos in the marsh in front of it. Hot cup of coffee in hand waiting for 7:06 "The Magic Hour". Right on cue the clock struck GO the birds started buzzing the decoys and BANG a fat mallard hit the water. pump the action of my "beloved" P350 and...and ...and nothing the "Honeymoon was over, the guns first failure. I hit the slide release and pump again and again nothing. The slide was cycleing but when i squeezed the trigger NOTHING then I noticed it. The forearm had broken clean thru just behind where the slide arm attatched allowing the forearm to pump but not cycle the action, EXPERLITIVES%$&)(*$%##$&&^%%!
Fortunately, I am 5 minutes from home(love this place) into the pick up and Indy 500 to home grab my faithfull Ruger and back to the blind. The rest of the day was steady, groups of 1, 2 and 3 coming in as well as 3 Canads who were aparently set on not having to put up with another winter. They came in wings set 2 fell the 3rd made tracks but to my surprise circled back to the decoys giving me time to pop in 2 more shells and it joined its friends in the bag. After a couple oh hours of steady action there were 8 Fat mallards and 3 Canadas in the bag. NOW to see how Stoeger customer service/warantee department is to deal with. Will post further on that. All in all it was a great day, at least for waterfowl shooting and were else can you distroy a gun, go home for another and be back killing ducks again in under 1/2 hour.

Early morning on the Marsh
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n499/FoxtonGundogs/day3Cedar.png?t=1318799752
AND THEN
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n499/FoxtonGundogs/stoegerbroke2.png?t=1318800284
Dispite the set back ANOTHER good day in CEDAR
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n499/FoxtonGundogs/day3Cedar4.png?t=1318799597

[nano]

Nice shooting!

[field marshal]

Nice going Jim!!----Field Marshal.

[Chessieguy]

Nice shooting... Thats a great bunch of birds!

To bad on the gun, but on a good note I have nothing but good things to say about Stoegers customer service. I have had 2 clims to them one on a P350 and the other on an Xtrema and have had no issue with getting the parts replaced.

[FirePower]

To bas about the shotgun but you are better off wiyh 2 barrels I say lol. Nice photos.

[bearhunter338-06]

OK some one's got to say it......."REMINGTON"...........:-)

OK now that I got that out of my system nice going. Reading all this stuff on waterfowl hunting is giving me the itch once again.

[Foxton Gundogs]

Well the day STARTED out with lots of promise, decoys set Goose deaks on the hill behind the blind, Ducks and Robos in the marsh in front of it. Hot cup of coffee in hand waiting for 7:06 "The Magic Hour". Right on cue the clock struck GO the birds started buzzing the decoys and BANG a fat mallard hit the water. pump the action of my "beloved" P350 and...and ...and nothing the "Honeymoon was over, the guns first failure. I hit the slide release and pump again and again nothing. The slide was cycleing but when i squeezed the trigger NOTHING then I noticed it. The forearm had broken clean thru just behind where the slide arm attatched allowing the forearm to pump but not cycle the action, EXPERLITIVES%$&)(*$%##$&&^%%!
Fortunately, I am 5 minutes from home(love this place) into the pick up and Indy 500 to home grab my faithfull Ruger and back to the blind. The rest of the day was steady, groups of 1, 2 and 3 coming in as well as 3 Canads who were aparently set on not having to put up with another winter. They came in wings set 2 fell the 3rd made tracks but to my surprise circled back to the decoys giving me time to pop in 2 more shells and it joined its friends in the bag. After a couple oh hours of steady action there were 8 Fat mallards and 3 Canadas in the bag. NOW to see how Stoeger customer service/warantee department is to deal with. Will post further on that. All in all it was a great day, at least for waterfowl shooting and were else can you distroy a gun, go home for another and be back killing ducks again in under 1/2 hour.

Early morning on the Marsh
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n499/FoxtonGundogs/day3Cedar.png?t=1318799752
AND THEN
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n499/FoxtonGundogs/stoegerbroke2.png?t=1318800284
Dispite the set back ANOTHER good day in CEDAR
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n499/FoxtonGundogs/day3Cedar4.png?t=1318799597


Well it was exactly 1 month. The Benelli/Stoeger folks came thru. About 10 days ago I got the parts however when I opend the hardware pac 2 tiny pins were missing out of a factory sealed baggie. Called Chay(the rep) said he would put them in the mail. recieved them mon. Put the 350 back together tues eve. and got out for an hr wed eve. not much flying but got a nice mallard and drake widgeon. gun preformed flawlessly. Stoegers customer service great to deal with very professional and user friendly. NO excusses now.

[835]

That still seems like a brutal crack! Im glad to hear Stoeger treated you right!

[Foxton Gundogs]

That still seems like a brutal crack! Im glad to hear Stoeger treated you right!
Yep I am waiting to here their verdict on the cause but all i all it turned out well time to kill things again lol

[835]

I hope its my turn on Sunday!

[field marshal]

Glad to hear the pump is back in action!! Remember though the next time you come down , no excuses will be accepted???-----Field Marshal.

[Foxton Gundogs]

How about "Man I am shooting $hitty today"?? thats about all I have left lol