What Won't You Buy??

[Dean Romig]

The BIG guns like 10's and 8's have no appeal for me and it's got to be a really special 12 for me to even consider.

I like a shotgun I can carry for a long time without the need of a gun-bearer or cart.
My preferences are of sixteen gauge and smaller and on the lighter frame sizes for the gauge.

I like the "one offs" and have a few of those but I'm pretty much unmoved by mediocrity or the very common ones... even though I have a number of those too.

Preferences in gun collecting change over time - I like to say mine have "matured" - and we become more, shall we say, sophisticated (?) in our collecting preferences.

At my age, IF I buy more guns they will be classic American side-by-sides with a very strong leaning to those made by Parker Bros. or a Parker made by Remington. (But that could change, depending on the gun.)





.

[Bill Murphy]

I like them all, even the "NO-NOs" mentioned here, except the Model 24. Had one of those when I was 13, kept it about two seasons. I have Parkers from .410 to 8, 17" to 36" barrels. I have a background in competitive shooting, so I like vent ribs, long barrels, beavertails, single triggers, Monte Carlos as well as those that don't have such features. I have Del Grego guns, refinishes by others, as well as a custom and a single or few. Maybe its time to start backing out.