I was in the gun business for over 10 years and I rarely saw anyone under the age of 35 buy a vintage or older sxs. 16 to 30+ year olds want plastic guns that hold 30 rounds. If they do buy a hunting shotgun it is almost always a cheap semi automatic made in Turkey. Those with money will buy a Benelli or Beretta. Why do you think all of the Cabela's Gun Libraries only carry plastic and cheap wood shotguns anymore? All in all, the younger crowd is not embracing the old ways of their forefathers. I was only blessed with one son and I instilled in him the virtues of old sxs shotguns from an early age. For the past 16 years we have only hunted with classic doubles most of which have damascus barrels. It's a beautiful thing to walk side by side carrying guns that have taken game for well over 140 years. I can only hope when he has children of this own that he will carry on the old ways and hunt with vintage doubles.

"As for me and my house we will shoot Damascus!"