elktrout
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When I was a kid, the standard sporting shotgun was a side-by-side double barrel. Then, pumps and semis eventually made double barrels obsolete.
Waterfowlers clung tenaciously to pumps for pure reliability, but the Browning Auto 5 proved tough enough for the boats, dirt, water, and mud of water fowling. Soon, semis were in more duck blinds than pumps. That trend carried over into law enforcement and elite units as semis gained in popularity.
But, then the over/under craze began, especially as clay shooting exploded with popularity, which also carried over into the game fields of upland game. And, what is the most expensive type shotgun today? Usually, the over/under.
I only own two shotguns, an O/U and a semi. But, I pine for a side-by-side and pump. Maybe soon.
Waterfowlers clung tenaciously to pumps for pure reliability, but the Browning Auto 5 proved tough enough for the boats, dirt, water, and mud of water fowling. Soon, semis were in more duck blinds than pumps. That trend carried over into law enforcement and elite units as semis gained in popularity.
But, then the over/under craze began, especially as clay shooting exploded with popularity, which also carried over into the game fields of upland game. And, what is the most expensive type shotgun today? Usually, the over/under.
I only own two shotguns, an O/U and a semi. But, I pine for a side-by-side and pump. Maybe soon.