Is it circular or non-starting? Conclusions, for some, are nothing more than their assumptions. If we assume that a gun must be capable of taking any and all reasonable wild bird presentation offered, there is no reason to consider the merits of a .410. It has none.
But I can't see where such assumptions are being made here.
As to motivation, I don't think we can all be lumped together. Challenge isn't the consideration for me. It's more the gun. The appeal of taking a Model 42 afield is something you appreciate or not. Accepting the range limitations of the shells are a simple corollary. If you can somehow lay off a 50 yd presentation when carrying a 12 you can lay off a 30 yd presentation when you're carrying a M-42.
For that matter, I don't have a problem respecting the different range limitations of a full choke 16 ga M-12 vs a 20 ga M-21 skeet gun.
Or maybe we should all hunt with 12 ga Benelli SBEs?
Sam
