Savage pride and quiet respect

The shooting world is full of tradition. From plus fours and tweed caps to our enduring obsession with side-by-side shotguns, it’s clear that we place tremendous value on heritage and continuity in the countryside. As a community, we’re often mocked for our tweediness and the attendant “lifestyle” that comes with our sport, but traditions seem to mark a kind of respect to those who went before us.

It is interesting to wonder why we are so fixated on our traditions, particularly when so many of them are relatively new. Germans and Scandinavians observe hunting traditions that have their roots in medieval chivalry, but most of our culture harks back to the Victorian period. There are many modern Guns who would not look