I was a competitive Skeet shooter for many years and lived through the transition from 4 guns to four-barrel sets to tube inserts. The game attracted many more competitors in the small gauge events when there was the transition to tubes, because of the cost factor. One could, for about $1,000, compete in the 20-28-.410 events for a fraction of the cost required to buy three additional guns. Would the same happen, with side x sides? I personally doubt it because of the average age of competitors (old fogies, including myself) and the compulsive acquisitive nature, as regards shotguns, of the players.
I'm not in favor of the idea of tubes. But does that mean that the idea has no merit? I don't know, but if the number of small bore competitors were to double, would there be merit in the idea?
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