Is there any place for an autoloader or pump in the field, in the minds of those who only use S x Ss? If so, is there any place for one that is weather resistant, to be used when it is raining constantly and one does not want to subject his nice walnut gun wood to such treatment?
I agree with other comments, a sportsman is defined by their actions and skill, not by the gun they shoot with.
I admire the craftsmanship of a fine double gun. But I also admire the ingenuity and engineering brilliance of the auto-loader and pump gun. Ive probably put more rounds through an older Ithaca Model 37 (which I sadly no longer have) than with anything else; I consider the old Auto-5s to be wonderful; and I thoroughly enjoy Val Brownings Double-Auto.
But I just cant get my head around black plastic stocks. I recognize they must have very practical properties, but they just dont feel or look right to me. Old age, I guess.
