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Now that I think about it, the younger shooters (mid 30s and younger) I know who actually go out and shoot a lot really aren't all that into equipment. This one guy who's about 20 y/o on my team is a top notch trap and skeet shooter. He describes his shotgun as "an old benelli" that his grandpa gave him. Several other guys have acquired new (and very unappealing) Beretta A300s because they needed something and they sure as hell don't care about a walnut stock or a reciever that isn't painted. And yeah, I felt a little anxious standing around in the rain the other day with my polished bluing and oiled walnut getting soaked while these guys had no reason to worry.
Another thing, a lot of younger shooters have little to no interest in hunting. If guns were mostly about hunting and traditional target shooting how would the industry look today? How many ranges/gun shops would have closed or never opened? How many of these magazines would have folded if they couldn't talk about modern guns/calibers, defense, new types of competition and new accessories?
You must have really hated it when .30 WCF came out
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