Dave's post on serious shotguns and the cool factor caused me to start thinking.
There's as much faddishness in target guns as anything else. Here's my completely subjective take on what's cool and what's not.
Cool
Long, light barrels, fitted stocks, Kick-eez pads, Briley thin walls (or Teagues), crisp triggers, wood upgrades, lengthened forcing cones, subgauge tubes, detachable triggers (except on K-guns), Americases, Wild Hare accessories, Storm shooting coats, Decot shooting glasses, cold beer on a hot day after the shooting is done, 7/8's ounce 12 gauge, the pressure of shoot off, Peltor electronic earmuffs, shooting skeet with an HD gun and the really old guy wearing thick glasses who runs 'em straight at trap with a worn Model 12.
Uncool
Ported choke tubes, ported barrels, Precision fit stocks (yes I know they work but they are so darn ugly), semi shooters without shell catchers on my left at trap, mercury recoil reducers that make every gun butt heavy, manufacturers decals on guns, flourescent front beads, people who can't shut up while you are shooting, free advice when you don't want it, snobs, crybabies who think buying a top dollar gun should automatically give you top dollar scores.
This is my partial list. Agree? Disagree? Additions?
Paul
There's as much faddishness in target guns as anything else. Here's my completely subjective take on what's cool and what's not.
Cool
Long, light barrels, fitted stocks, Kick-eez pads, Briley thin walls (or Teagues), crisp triggers, wood upgrades, lengthened forcing cones, subgauge tubes, detachable triggers (except on K-guns), Americases, Wild Hare accessories, Storm shooting coats, Decot shooting glasses, cold beer on a hot day after the shooting is done, 7/8's ounce 12 gauge, the pressure of shoot off, Peltor electronic earmuffs, shooting skeet with an HD gun and the really old guy wearing thick glasses who runs 'em straight at trap with a worn Model 12.
Uncool
Ported choke tubes, ported barrels, Precision fit stocks (yes I know they work but they are so darn ugly), semi shooters without shell catchers on my left at trap, mercury recoil reducers that make every gun butt heavy, manufacturers decals on guns, flourescent front beads, people who can't shut up while you are shooting, free advice when you don't want it, snobs, crybabies who think buying a top dollar gun should automatically give you top dollar scores.
This is my partial list. Agree? Disagree? Additions?
Paul