I think the obituary for Doubles is a bit premature. I see a lot of younger guys buying and using doubles. I see that doublegun prices stayed at the very least, stable, during a prolonged recession. Most of the old classics are selling for more right now than a similar gun in similar condition would have sold for before the recession. Many double enthusiasts, like myself, started out with other types of guns and grew to appreciate them in spite of the way we were brought up. One uncle of mine had an old N.R. Davis that usually stayed at home because it was heavy, hard to hit with because of full and full chokes, and its' habit of occasionally doubling despite the attention of a local smith. My Dad used a pump as did most of my relatives. There were a few autoloaders. My interest started in high school, but I delayed my first double purchase because of all of the negatives I was bombarded with. Local gunshops had plenty of doubles at prices we all wish we could go back and take full advantage of. If the demand wasn't there, the prices would still be very reasonable. Although RST's customer base averages over 50 years old, I believe they expanded recently in spite of selling ammunition that is not as cheap or readily available as ammo suited for other repeaters.
