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Originally Posted by John Truitt
Why not allow any gauge so long as the shot payload is the same?
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I don't understand this comment Mark?[/QUOTE]
The comment was sarcastic.
An ounce and an eighth of shot is the same no matter the bore size. Isn't that correct? Not always.
I shoot a lot of 10 gauges at the SxS events. If one can move a big gun the larger bore can be very forgiving. To prepare for those shoots I spend much time handloading those big shells one at a time. I take pride in my work. Oh, the WalMart special promotional 12 gauge shells shoot better in my 10 (with Gauge Mate adapters) than they do in a 12 but I reframe from that in vintage shoots.
If the rules for a 10 gauge shoot allowed any Tom, Dick, or Harry to compete using a borrowed gun and 12 gauge AA's they bough at WalMart then why would I bother to enter? Something about the "vintage" of the shoot would be lost.
But then why are Parker Reproduction guns not allowed in competition? Would allowing those take something from the collectors who mortgaged the farm to buy a vintage 28 gauge Parker. Yup, probably so.
I could go on with why not old pumps and pre-war Auto 5's? I like them all but...
Vintage is vintage. Let's keep it that way.
Mark