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Three Rs and an AYA

I am sure you are aware of the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle. I decided to follow this mnemonic when looking to buy another gun.

The two previous additions to my gun cabinet had been factory fresh. Thus when I took the decision to renew my acquaintance with shooting a side-by-side, I chose to buy one second-hand. I yearned for a hint of craftsmanship, beauty and quirkiness, traits I felt markedly lacking in my ugly Hatsan Magnum and plain-as-a-pikestaff Lincoln.

Simon Reinhold is an excellent man to know. He shoots prodigiously well — he is a former British small-bore side-by-side champion — possesses an encyclopaedic knowledge of shooting () and imparts that

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