We can probably all agree that most of what we love about wingshooting doesn’t actually happen when the birds are in the air… it comes in the preparation, in the walking, and in the listening pauses. In the quiet moments between flushes—when the gun is open, the dog is working, and there’s time to notice where you are and who you’re with. It happens when the day is finished and, with a tired dog by your side, you reflect. I'm titling this series, Between Flushes, and I plan to add...
All content for A Break in the Action is the property of Ryan Doughty and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
We can probably all agree that most of what we love about wingshooting doesn’t actually happen when the birds are in the air… it comes in the preparation, in the walking, and in the listening pauses. In the quiet moments between flushes—when the gun is open, the dog is working, and there’s time to notice where you are and who you’re with. It happens when the day is finished and, with a tired dog by your side, you reflect. I'm titling this series, Between Flushes, and I plan to add...
If you look back through the history of the double-barreled shotgun, nearly every significant step forward — every design change that eventually became a standard — started out as something that at first might have looked or sounded a little odd. When the first hammerless actions appeared, traditionalists thought they were unsafe. When over/unders began to replace side-by-sides on the gun line and the competition circuit, some swore it was the end of elegance. Even things we take for gr...
A Break in the Action
We can probably all agree that most of what we love about wingshooting doesn’t actually happen when the birds are in the air… it comes in the preparation, in the walking, and in the listening pauses. In the quiet moments between flushes—when the gun is open, the dog is working, and there’s time to notice where you are and who you’re with. It happens when the day is finished and, with a tired dog by your side, you reflect. I'm titling this series, Between Flushes, and I plan to add...