Rise & Fall of American SxS's

[Richard Flanders]

"Right - The guys who couldn't hit anything with two shots thought they needed more firepower.."

Dean nailed one of the main issues with the comment above. Blame the gun not the shooter. It's the same exact issue as with modern fly fishing gear going from older soft action rods that make a fisherman work at learning how to cast to very stiff rods that anyone can cast. I spent much of my youth in the back yard with grandpas 9.5ft cane rod casting a hookless fly into a hula hoop way out in the yard. When was the last time you saw someone do that? For whatever reason, people just don't want to take the effort to learn how to do something like shooting or fly fishing; they just want instant results. Hand any impatient Millennial a nice old soft Shakespeare or cane fly rod with a braided line and you'll see this. I hear that people can't shoot S/S guns because the two barrels are confusing or something. Seriously? Does anyone in this bunch believe that? I sure don't. That issue sure didn't seem to hamper some of the early 20th century shooting champions who ran course after course. I could rarely hit anything with a shotgun until I carefully read Churchills and Bob Bristers books on the issue. I bought into the Churchill method, practiced it carefully and increased my shooting percentage dramatically. I just takes work, a concept that many young shooters don't seem to grasp.