Charlie Ted didn't say "If you have been shooting an 8 pound LC Smith 12 gauge with 32" barrels it may be tough for you to go to those six pound Lindner Dalys". He made a blanket statement that it is "Tough to shoot guns that come in that light", so no matter your circumstances, my circumstances, Pete's circumstances, Stan's circumstances, Murphy's circumstances or anybody's circumstances, guns that light are tough to shoot. Bull.
I know people that shoot in the 1% and I am not one of them. But I know if I am changing guns and I want to shoot well I need to go out and practice with the "new" gun. I shoot some competitive trap (not very competitively) but I am committed bird hunter (behind pointing dogs). My current trap gun is a Parker 12 ga. on a 3 frame with 34" barrels, weighs 9lbs 6oz. I am not arguing against heavy guns. The last day I hunted birds this season I carried a 5-3/4 pound gun with 26" barrels. Two seasons ago I carried an 8 pound Parker VH 12 ga. for four weeks while I was bird hunting in Montana. I do object to statements (not opinions) that light guns are tough for everybody to shoot. Rather than type again what I typed in my previous post I just state that I stand by my previous post.
I get irritated at Ted and Larry because it seems to me that every time a classic bobwhite gun pops up for discussion or even in the for sale section they will post something like "Too bad it has 3" of drop and/or that it is so light." I suppose if they got in a 1963 Corvette split window coupe one of them would say to the other "Too bad this has a manual four speed instead of the automatic 8 speed transmission with the paddle shifter on the steering wheel.
Pete just got, by any measure, a pair of very desirable bird guns. Ted pissed on his find for no good reason. And Ted didn't say that he had a tough time shooting light guns, he made a statement that for everybody it is "Tough to shoot guns that light". So all six pound guns are hard to shoot well, stated as fact by Ted. And all 3" drop bird guns are hard to shoot well according to Ted and Larry. But if Ted would take some time and practice with those guns he would be able to shoot them on birds almost as well as he shoots his favorite configuration. And then perhaps he would not feel the need to warn everybody that it is "Tough to shoot guns that light".
