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BarkeyVA · December 6, 2010, 10:07 PM

I learned to wing shoot over 50 years ago with my dad's 20 ga. Ithaca model 37. I soon graduated to a marlin model 90 O/U with double triggers that I still have and still shoot very well. A 16 ga. Model 90DT is my favorite upland bird gun.

I do have a model 37 and an 870 that I use mostly for watewrfowl. The 870 cost $259 new and I won't feel so bad if I accidently drop it in the lake.

As for semi-autos, in the 1950's I saw Herb Parsons shoot 7 hand thrown clay targets before they hit the ground with his winchester model 12. A guy asked him why he didn't use a semi-auto. Herb replied, " Because I would have to wait for the semi-auto to cycle!"

December 6, 2010, 10:07 PM	#20
BarkeyVA Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2008 Location: Southeastern Virginia Posts: 123	I learned to wing shoot over 50 years ago with my dad's 20 ga. Ithaca model 37. I soon graduated to a marlin model 90 O/U with double triggers that I still have and still shoot very well. A 16 ga. Model 90DT is my favorite upland bird gun. I do have a model 37 and an 870 that I use mostly for watewrfowl. The 870 cost $259 new and I won't feel so bad if I accidently drop it in the lake. As for semi-autos, in the 1950's I saw Herb Parsons shoot 7 hand thrown clay targets before they hit the ground with his winchester model 12. A guy asked him why he didn't use a semi-auto. Herb replied, " Because I would have to wait for the semi-auto to cycle!"