Ok. To me a shooter is a functionally sound gun who doesn't have the overall condition or rarity to warrant being stuck in a safe somewhere. Bo Whoop would in some people's mind be a shooter, restocked (twice) and used constantly throughout it's life by its owner (until it vanished of course). However, the provenance of that gun trumps all. Most Fox guys would certainly shoot in HE in that condition. I venture to say there are some well used high end Parkers that fall into the same category. For me in particular a shooter is a gun with mechanical fixes and/or sprucing up that rendered it no longer collectible to most, but certainly worthy of providing a enjoyable outing in the field, whether that field means the game of shoot clay birds, or real birds. Anyway, one person's opinion.
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