Dave McCracken
Moderator In Memoriam
Elsewhere on the Net, I got called "SO Old School" by someone of tender years and experiences.
No matter, words hurt only if we accept them. And, I'm modern enough for my purposes. I did start to think about what constituted "Old School" and "New School". I didn't find any guidelines, but did find some examples.
Hardware.....
Old School, Browning Superposed, Browning A-5. Winchester SX1, Models 21,12 and 97.
New School, Browning Gold, Browning Cynergy.Winchester SX3 and 101. Benellis.
Old School, 870 Wingmaster.
New School, 870 Express.
Old School, Ithaca 4E SBT.
New School, BT99.
And Software.....
Old School, knowing shooting books fall under Dewey Decimal System #799 and reading Brister, Buckingham, Little and Missledine to learn about shotgunning.
New School, Googling the above and surfing the Net for gun sites like this one.
Old School, following a good dog up a fenceline with a shell in your old H&R single and your heart pounding when the pup swings into a solid point. The covey erupts and the shot goes true.
New School, following two good dogs across a strip of CRP land and finding your heart pounding just as hard as the one skids into a point, the other backs, and a covey that owes its very existence to Quail Unlimited and folks like us explodes into the air. Your Italian SxS finds the line and speaks.
What examples can you think of?....
No matter, words hurt only if we accept them. And, I'm modern enough for my purposes. I did start to think about what constituted "Old School" and "New School". I didn't find any guidelines, but did find some examples.
Hardware.....
Old School, Browning Superposed, Browning A-5. Winchester SX1, Models 21,12 and 97.
New School, Browning Gold, Browning Cynergy.Winchester SX3 and 101. Benellis.
Old School, 870 Wingmaster.
New School, 870 Express.
Old School, Ithaca 4E SBT.
New School, BT99.
And Software.....
Old School, knowing shooting books fall under Dewey Decimal System #799 and reading Brister, Buckingham, Little and Missledine to learn about shotgunning.
New School, Googling the above and surfing the Net for gun sites like this one.
Old School, following a good dog up a fenceline with a shell in your old H&R single and your heart pounding when the pup swings into a solid point. The covey erupts and the shot goes true.
New School, following two good dogs across a strip of CRP land and finding your heart pounding just as hard as the one skids into a point, the other backs, and a covey that owes its very existence to Quail Unlimited and folks like us explodes into the air. Your Italian SxS finds the line and speaks.
What examples can you think of?....