Best Northwoods Collective Podcasts (2024)

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A Quick Update on HDC 17:17

14d ago17:17

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Don't adjust your sets - we are back with a brief update on all things HDC! We've been getting lots of questions about the podcast, the magazine, and what other projects we have in the works. Craig and Jennifer are here to answer those questions and let you know what's in the pipeline for Hunting Dog Confidential!…

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TGR: Episode 37, Lars Jacob 1:17:15

2y ago1:17:15

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In Episode 37 of TGR we sit down with Lars Jacob of Wild Surroundings. We speak on hunting out of layout boats, shotgun fitting, bird hunting, and at length about the unique underhammer rifle, which Lars built a number of in his early career.

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TGR: Episode 36, Diggory Hadoke 1:21:56

2y ago1:21:56

1:21:56

Joel has the opportunity to catch up with Diggory Hadoke, author, shooter, and firearms and hunting advocate. Diggory has written several notable titles focused on vintage British sporting arms including hammer guns, vintage guns, and the British boxlock. Diggory works at vintageguns.co.uk and is an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to the…

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Episode 32: Drahthaars, Langhaars, Bretons, and Other International Breeds in America 57:27

2y ago57:27

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We’ve been talking about the role of “place” in the history and culture of hunting dog breeds, but not every breed fits neatly within geographical boundaries. There are several breeds in North America who have a foot in two worlds: the parent country (often Germany) as well as North America. We explore breeds such as the Deutsch Drahthaar, Deutsch …

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The Gun Room: Episode 35 1:20:52

2y ago1:20:52

1:20:52

In this episode of The Gun Room, Joel talks with Brian Dudley of BMD Gunstocks. They talk about Brian's fine art background and how he transitioned into firearms full-time. The conversation covers a variety of topics related to stock making including original finishes, shaping, and finishing stocks including a good conversation about stock checkeri…

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The Gun Room: Episode 34 1:06:37

2y ago1:06:37

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Part 2 of a discussion with Nick Larson of The Birdshot Podcast. Nick and Joel talk about Nick's turkey gun project and the jitters surrounding drilling into your gunstock. The discussion moves into progress and updates from the Upland Gun Company where we talk about their new offerings and the process of creating your own upland shotgun.…

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The Gun Room: Episode 33 15:17

2y ago15:17

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To me, the Savage 24 represents youth and the carefree existence that places a child in the woods, free to roam as they see fit. It harkens to an older time when this child's feral existence was the norm rather than the exception. Going out the backdoor of a white farmhouse with a few .22LR rounds and a few .410 shells in his coat pockets, looking …

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The Gun Room: Episode 32 58:41

2y ago58:41

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Welcome Back to The Gun Room! We have the opportunity to go to Brays Island in South Carolina where we visit the home of Eric Klein, the keeper of a very fine collection of early American side-by-side shotguns. Both originally from New Jersey, Eric and Joel cover a variety of topics including the philosophy of collecting vs accumulating as well as …

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Episode 31: The Modern Era of Bird Dogs in North America 1:09:26

2+ y ago1:09:26

1:09:26

The end of World War II saw thousands of American servicemen and servicewomen returning home to the United States and Canada, many of whom brought home new dogs they’d met while in occupied Germany. These “new” dogs were unlike the setters and Pointers that dominated the bird dog scene in North America. Defying labels, these dogs could search, poin…

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Episode 30: The Golden Age of Hunting Dogs in North America 46:54

2+ y ago46:54

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Up until the late nineteenth century, the use and breeding of hunting dogs in North America was rather chaotic. Dogs were used in a variety of different ways, whether it was market hunters using Setters to retrieve waterfowl or big game hunters using Pointers to track and hold wounded elk at bay. There was no consistency in the breeding, either, as…

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Episode 29: Early America, Part 2 50:57

2+ y ago50:57

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We continue the history of hunting dogs as a function of place and time, resuming our discussion about dogs in North America in the colonial era. When Europeans arrived on North American shores—whether it was the Spanish, the French, or the English—we know that they had dogs with them. Early writings and paintings from this era depict a variety of …

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Episode 28: Early America, Part 1 34:48

2+ y ago34:48

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This season of Hunting Dog Confidential will explore the history of hunting dogs as a function of place and time. We begin in North America, starting with the earliest evidence of domesticated dogs from about 10,000 years ago. This episode brings us right up to the end of the pre-colonial era in the fifteenth century. We’ll continue our exploration…

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The Gun Room: Episode 31 1:21:37

2+ y ago1:21:37

1:21:37

Joel and Gregg have the opportunity to catch up in the midst of the bird hunting season on Episode 31 of The Gun Room. Gregg keeps up the Dogs and Doubles webpage as well as keeping the upland world abreast of some of the better deals in the sporting shotgun market. His posts about 5 guns you shouldn't miss are surely a hit for anyone in the market…

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Episode 27: A Sense of Place 31:09

2+ y ago31:09

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We are back with a new episode providing a sneak peek of season three of the Hunting Dog Confidential Podcast. Craig and Jennifer catch up on what they’ve been up to since the last episode (hint: they’ve been hunting with their dogs) and what’s new in the Hunting Dog Confidential world. As a recap, season one explored the what…what breeds are used …

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The Gun Room: Episode 30 1:06:21

2+ y ago1:06:21

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Join us for a conversation with Amanda Rutherford of Zeb gunmaking. Amanda attended gunsmithing school in Colorado where a fortuitous trip to the Dallas Safari Club show led to an apprenticeship with Chuck Grace as a stockmaker. Amanda and I discuss some of the finer points of the master/apprentice relationship, the value of gunsmithing school, and…

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The Gun Room: Episode 29 12:28

2+ y ago12:28

12:28

Barrel Proofing Dad and I were browsing the used gun rack at a big box store on a trip through Pennsylvania a few years back when we happened upon a double gun that caught our eye. The gun was a 12ga with light color walnut stock and forend. On closer inspection, we saw a moderate amount of hand-cut engraving, as well as hand-cut checkering on the …

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The Gun Room: Episode 28 10:52

2+ y ago10:52

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One of the most common things folks do when inspecting a potential shotgun purchase is shoulder the gun. It seems an interesting thing that ‘gun mount’ is such a crucial part of the gun purchase, but so many folks simply shoulder a gun and assign a non-quantitative value to it: “oh this shoulders nice” or “feels right”. So many of those folks reali…

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The Gun Room: Episode 27 1:34:01

3y ago1:34:01

1:34:01

Josh Loewensteiner is a lifelong firearms enthusiast who began studying, collecting, and shooting guns with his father and brother when he was just eight years old- he has been studying firearms for nearly 30 years. He particularly enjoys the classic American sporting guns. Josh is a Life Member of the Parker Gun Collectors Association, a Life Memb…

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The Gun Room: Episode 26 9:17

3y ago9:17

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It is, at times, easy to take for granted the complexity of manufacturing involved in creating a fine sporting rifle or shotgun. As hunters or shooters, finding a gun that fits, breaks clays or hits birds is foremost in our mind. As we dive into and explore the construction of modern guns, we quickly begin to see a great diversity of techniques dev…

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The Gun Room: Episode 25 1:22:56

3y ago1:22:56

1:22:56

Ron and Joel talk about the summer's events and the upcoming season. We recap some fun times at the Southern Side by Side shotgun event and cover topics ranging from NAVHDA to drilling combination guns, and the status of game birds in New Jersey. Ron Boehme has had a passion for bird hunting since 1973, when he bought his first license to chase phe…

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The Gun Room: Episode 24 11:06

3y ago11:06

11:06

It’s got awful nice wood for a Fox B I said to my dad. There is always a gun that he has, or one that I have, that the other wants. In this case we were hashing out the finer details of a swap that involved a Winchester 101 and a Savage Fox B(16ga, single trigger) with awful nice wood to boot. I wont get into the nitty-gritty of who came out on top…

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Episode 26: Hawking and Bird Dogs with Anthony Williams 1:13:40

3y ago1:13:40

1:13:40

Anthony Williams is the epitome of versatility when it comes to the bird dog world. Growing up in Queens wasn’t going to dissuade him from his goals of hunting, running bird dogs, and flying a hawk. His initial exposure to birds was raising pigeons in urban New York, followed by his first experiences with falconry in an overgrown junkyard. This eve…

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The Gun Room: Episode 23 1:09:15

3y ago1:09:15

1:09:15

CPA Rifles of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania specializes in creating some of the finest single-shot rifles in the world. Founded by Paul Shuttleworth in 1986, CPA rifles offers reproductions of the Stevens 44 ½ action single shot falling block rifles, as well as customizations of other similar guns. Paul established the business but Gail, the third o…

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The Gun Room: Episode 22 12:01

3y ago12:01

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I have always been fascinated by the depth of knowledge required to be a proficient gunsmith. Skilled individuals possess a working knowledge of mechanics, engineering, chemistry, and economics(if they are still employed), and can pull from any of those topics at will. Today’s topic in question, heat treating metal, requires one to don the hat of c…

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The Gun Room: Episode 21 1:26:29

3y ago1:26:29

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The Gun Room: Episode 20 13:58

3y ago13:58

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The 2021 Barret Jackson Auto Auction in Las Vegas was one to remember. With a record-breaking $48 million in sales, it would seem that there is quite a market for unique automobiles. It has always intrigued me that in the auto world it seems that the items of the highest auction block value can be relatively new production cars or just as easily cl…

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The Gun Room: Episode 19 1:11:15

3y ago1:11:15

1:11:15

Coming to you from Dauphin, Pennsylvania, I have the opportunity to sit and talk with Sean and Liz Delaney of Delaney and Sons. Delaney and Sons is a family-operated travel business with a focus on hunting destinations. Their offerings focus on driven shooting in the classic locations where the sport was developed. In addition to a few Stateside sh…

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The Gun Room: Episode 18 12:14

3y ago12:14

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Episode 18: Browning Auto-5 Part of why I love old firearms so much is the history and romance that goes along with each particular gun. Many old firearms evoke feelings of nostalgia, memories of loved ones, and good times long gone. Is it the smell of a particular gun oil, or the lines of a gun that will spark these fond memories? I know people wh…

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The Gun Room: Episode 17 1:14:32

3y ago1:14:32

1:14:32

Zach Hein, Director of Marketing, and Jared Smethurst, Associate Product Development Manager, join me from the Sheridan, Wyoming facility to talk about the story of Weatherby. Roy Weatherby, a Kansas native, left everything and moved to California searching for opportunity and a new life for his family. He found success and eventually opened his ow…

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Episode 25: Conservation and Forestry Management in Germany with Nadja Niesner 1:04:56

3y ago1:04:56

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This episode is the continuation of the discussion we started last time with German hunter and hunting instructor, Nadja Niesner. Before we get into the conversation, though, we address a listener question regarding the colors of hunting dogs. A simple question of “why do German hunting breeds tend to be darker and English breeds tend to have a whi…

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The Gun Room: Episode 16 13:32

3y ago13:32

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Episode 16: Weatherby Mark V Rifle Necessity is the mother of invention. For Roy Weatherby, wounding an animal on a hunt, sparked a flame of innovation that would revolutionize the world of fast-moving rifle rounds. His story is one of wild cat cartridge development, that pushed the envelope of what was thought possible at the time. His rifles had …

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The Gun Room: Episode 15 1:07:19

3y ago1:07:19

1:07:19

Join me this week as we sit down with Grace Callahan, professional woman’s sporting clays shooter and coach. Grace has been shooting clays from the early age of 10 and with the support of her family and some friendly folks along the way has risen to become one of the top clays shooters in the country. Grace currently shoots for Caesar Guerini and S…

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The Gun Room: Episode 14 11:35

3y ago11:35

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Episode 14: Sporterized Rifles If you caught our previous episode, number 13, and our discussion with the Gunsmiths at Griffin and Howe, you will no doubt have a base knowledge of our topic of discussion today. If you missed #13, dont worry- we will lay the groundwork for that episode right now. The United States is a nation of marksman shooters. F…

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The Gun Room; Episode 13 1:54:07

3y ago1:54:07

1:54:07

Episode 13: Griffin and Howe 100 Year Anniversary Rifles Few gun makers in the United States can lay claim to having 100 years of history, even fewer with the storied past of serving politicians, diplomats, and celebrities in the fine gun industry. Griffin Howe was established in 1923 in New York City, and remains to this day a fine gun maker, thou…

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Episode 24: Big Game and German Utility Dogs with Nadja Niesner 1:11:17

3y ago1:11:17

1:11:17

We start this episode with a discussion about versatile dogs or, as they are known in Germany, “useful” or “practical” dogs. In North America they are primarily used for bird hunting, their roots stretch back to a variety of purposes related to hunting and tracking. We discuss a couple of fun examples of the usefulness of hunting dogs, including a …

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The Gun Room: Episode 12 15:01

3y ago15:01

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Episode 12: Winchester Model 12 A fitting subject for our 12th podcast and a follow-up to our previous report on the Remington 870, today we will be talking about Winchesters slide action or pump-action shotgun the Winchester Model 1912 or Model 12 as it has come to be known. If you caught our briefing on the Remington 870, you will no doubt rememb…

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The Gun Room: Episode 11 55:10

3y ago55:10

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The second installment of The Gun Room from Sante Fe, Tennessee where I am spending the weekend at Dan LaFond’s farm with Jay Herbert. Jay Herbert has spent his life around shotguns and influential individuals. His career in the gun world has seen him around the globe shooting at some of the most interesting locations with a celebrity guest list. T…

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The Gun Room: Episode 10 13:08

3y ago13:08

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It’s hard to express just how significant the subject of this week’s podcast was in my life. It represented a right of passage. A passport to adventure. Membership into the exclusive club of hunters that included my father and his friends. I would no longer be related to observation, but rather would be able to participate. Though the first shotgun…

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The Gun Room: Episode 9 1:12:01

3y ago1:12:01

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Join me as we travel to Sante Fe, Tennessee to Dan LaFond’s farm where we talk all things Upland Gun Company. Growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the outdoors was an integral part of Dan’s upbringing. It is no wonder that he ended up working in a sport shop where he caught his first break in the industry. Dan went on to build a career in…

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Episode 23: Irish Water Spaniels with Russell Dodd 1:15:05

3y ago1:15:05

1:15:05

We start this episode with a discussion about the practice of tail docking. Depending on where you are located, this may be a well-accepted practice or it may be controversial or even banned. We discuss the historical context of docking tails as well as the modern applications for working and hunting dogs. It’s our hope that this will better inform…

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The Gun Room: Episode 8 14:31

3y ago14:31

14:31

Our topic of discussion today is the wildly successful Remington 700 Bolt Action Rifle. A poster child for Remington for years. It was used by the military as a sniper platform. It’s design has been copied many times over. It has as many configurations as there are days in the year. It has been used to take every game species around the world. Alri…

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The Gun Room: Episode 7 1:15:22

3y ago1:15:22

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Coming to you from Sanford, North Carolina, and the annual Southern Side by Side Championship and Exhibition at Deep River Sporting Clays. I have the opportunity to sit down with Steve Durren and Glenn Fewless, two professional members of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild. Steve and Glenn are President and Vice President of the Guild respectively…

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The Gun Room: Episode 6 12:14

3y ago12:14

12:14

Parker Shotguns are as much a fixture of the uplands as are pointing dogs, aspen, alder, and brass bells. They have been celebrated by gun writers for years and possibly, more importantly, carried by sportsmen for generation after generation in pursuit of game.

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Episode 22: Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers with Grant St. Germain 1:07:44

3y ago1:07:44

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We’ve been talking about the development of hunting dogs and how they were shaped by the humans and cultures where they originated. We received an interesting listener question asking us to consider the inverse of this concept: would human development have been any different if we did not have dogs at our side? It’s a fascinating thought experiment…

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The Gun Room: Episode 5 47:25

3y ago47:25

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On location in Sanford, North Carolina at the Southern Side by Side. Hosted at Deep River Sporting Clays, a weekend of side by side guns, comradery and clays shooting. We sit down with Art Wheaton whose career spans decades at Remington to talk about Big Green, The Parker Gun Collectors Association, and the Remington 870.…

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The Gun Room: Episode 4 12:07

3y ago12:07

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Making the claim that your shotguns are “The Finest In The World” might seem bold. I am sure there are many gun companies out there who feel that they do in fact make the finest guns, but there are not as many coming out and saying it outright. Enter Ansley H Fox.

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Episode 21: Hunting and Field Trials in Continental Europe with Marjolein Kamman-van Eijk 1:17:23

3y ago1:17:23

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Continuing our discussion of the various methods with which hunters use hunting dogs, we discuss the origins of the term “gun dog” and how bird dogs developed right alongside modern firearms. Both pointing dogs and breech-loading shotguns tended to reach their peak at the same time in the same locations: the mid-nineteenth century in England, but n…

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The Gun Room: Episode 3 1:19:47

3y ago1:19:47

1:19:47

The Gun Room: Episode 3 Join Dan Rossiter as he speaks on the American Customer Gunmakers Guild, being a small town gunsmith, stock duplication, AH Fox shotguns and a rare LC Smith project gun.By Joel Penkala

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The Gun Room: Episode 2 16:59

3+ y ago16:59

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The first in a series of podcasts to explore some of the most popular firearms of the last 100 years. In our first episode we take a deeper look at the Ruger 10-22 Rimfire Rifle. From its history and origins to the patents that made it special, this is the Ruger 10-22.By Joel Penkala

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Guy Bignell and the Boss Flight 1:31:28

3+ y ago1:31:28

1:31:28

Episode 1: Guy Bignell and the Boss Flight Guy Bignell, former president of Griffin and Howe joins us to discuss a 16 gun 'flight' of Boss shotguns, perhaps the only one in existence. About The Gun Room A base-level knowledge of firearms and their workings is synonymous with hunting. By its very nature, the pursuit of game demands the user become f…

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