I think that one of the problems, certainly in the U.K., is that youngsters are not taking up shooting as they once were. I would have thought I was the bee's knees if I had owned an English boxlock non-ejector when starting out. In fact I was about 21 before I could afford one such gun. Now they can be bought for very little. Most youngsters seem to just want to play with technology instead of getting out into the fresh air; and they wonder about childhood obesity! Any that do want to take up shooting want an over/under for clays and it usually carries the name of some Italian maker. It's the same with fishing. Can't get them outdoors any more. Sad times. Lagopus.....
