"shooter" will mean different things to different people
to me - there is no difference in any of the safety or structural features (lock up, solid wood and such) between a "shooter" and a good condition gun
a shooter is simply one that has finish issues - worn barrel blue or brown, well worn wood, little or no case, a gun I am not going to worry about hauling into a marsh in my canoe or on a rainy day in a thick woodcock cover
any thing else (wood issues, rust) falls to the "project" class - which you then have to evaluate each fault on its own and how much it will take (your time or your money) to get it fixed up. Rarity or desirable features or bargain price may make it worth while.
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"If there is a heaven it must have thinning aspen gold, and flighting woodcock, and a bird dog" GBE
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