Germans like their dogs to have the versatility as do their firearms. They want to them to point, fetch, and track. I love DK's.

It is troublesome to possess firearms in Germany so getting a three in one gun is quite practical. The German hunters I know are also frugal which orients them towards buying fewer guns. They are also not afraid of having a single shot rifle for hunting. Missing or wounding animals is seriously looked down on in Germany.

All the hunters I knew in Germany had at least one Drilling and a Mauser 98 sport rifle. They also like single shot rifles and the Ruger Number One used to be popular in Germany. The Drilling is fascinating and practical. It may be a bit complicated but if the Germans make it, it will work.

The American soldiers were fascinated by drillings as they brought home tens of thousands after WWII.

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