Originally Posted By: Steve Nash
...It's easy to discount single-barrel guns as beginner guns, but the Victorians had it right for walked-up game, when you rarely got the chance of a second shot. It certainly is easier to carry all day.


Walked up game in the UK would have included red grouse, grey partridge, and red legged partridge. These are covey birds and, as I understand it, shot in fields or on moors, traditionally over pointing dogs. Under these conditions a second barrel is certainly an advantage and quite usable.

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