|
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forums10
Topics40,159
Posts571,367
Members14,677
| |
Most Online32,084
Jun 14th, 2026
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,002 Likes: 218
Sidelock
|
Sidelock
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,002 Likes: 218 |
Take it from someone who owns a Purdey and a Perazzi. I could not win a major shoot simply because I do not have the shooting skills to do so.
Mike Proctor
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 9,981 Likes: 584
Sidelock
|
|
Sidelock
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 9,981 Likes: 584 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 9,448 Likes: 9
Sidelock
|
|
Sidelock
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 9,448 Likes: 9 |
I've competed in S X S events for decades.
Some have been strictly S X S events, and some have been S X S concurrents at larger NSCA sporting clay events. I've noticed the guns that were used, and the guns that won. I've won numerous events and concurrents myself.
But, I have never, not once, seen a "fine British best" gun win an event. I have seen them used in the competitions. I have even seen one make it to the shootoff. But, I have never seen one win.
So, what is to be gleaned of this? I have my opinion, but I will reserve it for now. These are luxury items for royalty and those that have more đź’° then they know what to do with. These people do not preoccupy themselves with shooting enough to win competitions. New activity seems to be making poor people miserable by buying off politicians, political candidates or making our lives miserable in other ways.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,619 Likes: 101
Sidelock
|
|
Sidelock
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,619 Likes: 101 |
These are luxury items for royalty and those that have more đź’° then they know what to do with. These people do not preoccupy themselves with shooting enough to win competitions. New activity seems to be making poor people miserable by buying off politicians, political candidates or making our lives miserable in other ways. Wait. Are you talking about the farm lobby or Elon Musk? https://www.opensubsidies.org/analysis/farm-lobby_______________________________ Fight the power.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 9,448 Likes: 9
Sidelock
|
|
Sidelock
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 9,448 Likes: 9 |
These are luxury items for royalty and those that have more 💰 then they know what to do with. These people do not preoccupy themselves with shooting enough to win competitions. New activity seems to be making poor people miserable by buying off politicians, political candidates or making our lives miserable in other ways. Wait. Are you talking about the farm lobby or Elon Musk? https://www.opensubsidies.org/analysis/farm-lobbyNot necessarily, but wealthy folk like The Material Girl and hubby Guy Ritchie,.... I don’t think Elon Musk is into stuff like this, but I don't really know. I meant for people who have so much wealth they literally don't know what they should buy next. People like this exist but they focus on socialite estate game shooting hopping from one to the next, in general they dont shoot clays, trap,....
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,619 Likes: 101
Sidelock
|
|
Sidelock
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,619 Likes: 101 |
Not necessarily, but wealthy folk like The Material Girl and hubby Guy Ritchie,.... I don’t think Elon Musk is into stuff like this, but I don't really know.
I meant for people who have so much wealth they literally don't know what they should buy next. Not a bad problem to have. If I ever get any of that farm subsidy money— I’m still working on getting my patch of tomatoes and zucchini into the program, I’d get a Honda Trail 125 to zip around on fire roads and such. ______________________________ Algoma Country!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 14,484 Likes: 2243
Sidelock
|
|
OP
Sidelock
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 14,484 Likes: 2243 |
Oh Stan, you should know this, Billy Perdue , one of the BEST pigeon shooters in the US shot a Purdey. Sure I knew about Perdue. I was talking sporting clays exclusively, though I may not have made myself clear about that. Precious few SXSs around pigeon shoots down here. Paul Melton would have better knowledge about how many winning fluer shooters use them. My bet is, few to none.
May God bless America and those who defend her.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 753 Likes: 94
Sidelock
|
Sidelock
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 753 Likes: 94 |
could be. the damn thing is to valuable too shoot and too costly to fix...
a crack at the stock head could cost one thousands in collector value and repair costs... No gun is "too valuable to shoot." I know people who regularly hunt with guns worth $80K+
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 753 Likes: 94
Sidelock
|
|
Sidelock
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 753 Likes: 94 |
These new super doubles designed for clay shooting has no place in true side by side events. They are nothing but an extension of their O/U's they own and shoot. Of course they do. My AyA Model 53 was built as a pigeon/clays gun.
|
|
|
|
|
