How are taste’s and needs change with time

[6pt-Sika]

When I was growing up my first shotgun at 8 years of age was an H&R single 12 with a 32” full choke barrel . I was a pretty good sized kid when young . My second shotgun was the WW Greener D40 I still have it also was a 12 gauge . My pop was pretty adamant about not bringing pumps , any semi auto’s (excluding A-5’s) or any Jap O/U in the house . So all we had until I was in my mid 20’s were single barrels or SxS’s the transition to an O/U was an easy one for me , same could be said for semi’s mostly 1100’s or A-5’s . Never had many 870’s but over time I’ve had a covey of Model 12’s . I think I’ve said it before , but I’m equally good or bad with SxS or O/U it’s all in how you critique it . I will say I always shot an 1100 better than any pump with the exception of a circa 1938 Winchester Model 12 16 gauge with a 28” solid rib full choked barrel . At the time I had it I could walk on a skeet field and shoot a straight round then shoot 16 yard trap and shoot a straight round with great regularity . But that was a number of years ago and between competition and so called practice I’d shoot close to 800 targets every week . I still think it rather funny the number of so called “good trap shooters” that claimed 32” barrels were to long to get around quick on trap doubles , now you have many people shooting tubed skeet guns that have 32” barrels and of I’m not mistaken I’ve heard that some are looking at 34” barrels . I’m still good with 28” for an O/U tubed skeet gun , 34” unsingle for 16 yard and handicap then finally a 32” O/U for trap doubles .