Please understand, I am neither for you or against you with my post. My post simply reflects the way I go about what I do with my stuff, dogs included.
To be clear, I own a few guns I couldn't afford to replace. Others saw that they ended up with me, for their own reasons. My Father owned an O/U and an Automatic or two, and I try to hunt with at least one of them every year. This action has nothing to do with what I prefer in a gun. Were it not for my Father, chances are good I wouldn't own a gun, or love the outdoors like I do. His love of Setters ended up pretty firmly planted in my psyche, as well.
The average dog guy owns a gun or two. I'm not that guy.
Best,
Ted
