Dave McCracken
Moderator In Memoriam
I thought long and hard about this, and I hesitate to stir things up, but....
In my unhumble and jaundiced opinion, anyone spending more on hardware than ammo and range fees needs to rethink their priorities.
If our shotguns of choice(Assuming it's our only shotgun) have less than a couple thousand rounds through it, including at least 10% total of the ammo we'd bet our life on in a crisis, we shouldn't be adding stuff to it. We should be buying ammo.
Once you're abso-$%^&*(ing deadly with a stock shotgun, then add whatever you think will help direct that cloud of shot to the target in comfort. Once fit and form are good, the amount of stuff on the weapon tends to be minimal.
Be able to load, unload,reload, make safe, make ready, employ, and repeat as needed under stressful conditions in uncertain light, with some cross handling.
Be able to hit multiple clays in short times, with 90% hits or better, or able to drop 5 steel targets in less seconds.
If we can do that, we're Shotgunners. If not, we're just shotgun owners and very likely to suffer in times of peril.
In my unhumble and jaundiced opinion, anyone spending more on hardware than ammo and range fees needs to rethink their priorities.
If our shotguns of choice(Assuming it's our only shotgun) have less than a couple thousand rounds through it, including at least 10% total of the ammo we'd bet our life on in a crisis, we shouldn't be adding stuff to it. We should be buying ammo.
Once you're abso-$%^&*(ing deadly with a stock shotgun, then add whatever you think will help direct that cloud of shot to the target in comfort. Once fit and form are good, the amount of stuff on the weapon tends to be minimal.
Be able to load, unload,reload, make safe, make ready, employ, and repeat as needed under stressful conditions in uncertain light, with some cross handling.
Be able to hit multiple clays in short times, with 90% hits or better, or able to drop 5 steel targets in less seconds.
If we can do that, we're Shotgunners. If not, we're just shotgun owners and very likely to suffer in times of peril.