Yes I would like to contribute to the topic by other than requesting better manners.
The waning popularity of SXS is a well worn topic posted on in numerous threads. I have posted about it in other threads and was not inclined to join this one until it deviated.
I believe high end best guns will remain popular. The future for mid-grade and field grades will continue to be soft. That is probably good as it allows new enthusiasts to join the hobby. Most of us, if not almost all, did not start with best guns. My first double buy was a Fox Sterlingworth 16 (which to my dieing day I will regret trading).
We are a niche passion and will remain so, but we will remain.
While guns do wear out and the repair can be a challenge tthere are enough usable SXS guns out there to feed the market for years before they wear out.
More endangered than the guns themselves is access to hunting. For me hunting is what my guns are about and I won't own a gun I don't take to the field. I fear that limited access to land and declining game populations in many areas will further drive away those from our sport into other passions they can successfully pursue.
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