That lead me to wonder what percentage of us are collector, shooters, hunters, all three. Personally I’m much more a hunter though I shoot sporting clays a few times a year to keep my skids up, and I own more than one shotgun so that makes me a bit of a collector. That said, every gun I buy, I buy with an eye toward hunting with it.
Regarding my “collection” I have three for sentimental reasons; my dad’s 1949 (year I was born) 16 ga Model twelve. That field grade gun with its pretty wood-straight stock is perfect upland gun if you don’t mind repeaters. I also have a very early Parker GH that was my father in law’s grandfather’s gun. It’s super heavy and had way too much drop at heel for me to shoot, finally I still have my first gun, a lowly Winchester Model 1200 I got in high school that fits me like a glove.
Beyond that I own a Sterlingworth pin gun, LC Smith 12ga featherweight, just bought a Parker VH, I have my Ruger Red Lable Sporting Clays since 1994 and that’s it.
