Many of the well known outdoor characters and authors were spray and pray sportsman. From a modern easy chair, cringe worthy, but even if it were fiction, it's the only way to get an idea about long gone times. Roosevelt's hunting trips were quite a bit longer in duration and rougher around the edges than I could ever pretend to imagine.
What I can image is that many safe queens of today, might not quite stand up to the conditions. I think the wear on the finish of the Kermit rifle says that it spent most of its time in a scabbard, but if it could only talk. I'm not interested, but if I ever shouldered that rifle, it wouldn't surprise me if I didn't like the fit or feel, but?
