When I got out of the military in November of 1969, my first stop was to a local gun shop that I had visited for many years. I spied a cased Westley Richards bar in wood eight gauge with two boxes of Remington shells fitted in the case. The gun was stone mint, never been hunted, with all finish intact, even the buttplate and trigger guard were pristine. The price was $685, a sum that would consume all of my unused leave fund. Oh well, I bit the bullet and still own that wonderful piece. As soon as I got the gun home, I loaded some black powder loads in Winchester paper industrial empties and shot a 25 straight the first time I shot skeet with it. It's hard to miss a skeet target with a chokeless eight gauge.
