If only people listened. We had a client who wanted to take up clay shooting and he came to us for instruction. We told him not to rush out and buy a gun, but to take our advice first. So, what did he do? You guessed. He telephoned me and said he'd bought a gun and could he bring it down for another lesson.
When he arrived he produced a lovely leather slip, out of which he pulled a lovely piece of walnut .... attached to a circa 1953 English side by side. I asked him what sort of shooting he was planning to do. He replied "clays", and stressed he would not be game shooting.
Why have you bought a side by side I asked? He said that the gunsmith advised him this was the right gun for him.
We then did a gun fit. The stock was so short that his trigger hand was pushed up onto his nose, and he couldn't see over the rib. We extended the stock, which of course made the comb even lower, and added 5 comb raisers. He still couldn't see over the rib. The gun had obviously been made for a junior, or a lady. It wouldn't have hurt quite as much if the price he paid was reasonable - £4,500!
The only thing he could do was to return the gun and get his money back.
I haven't heard from him since.
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