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Marlin, I got them new from ebay UK. I carry the bag because I am used to them and because most of the time it is too warm to wear any type of vest. I've carried my shells in a bag for twenty years. I'd say that is from being influenced by the shotgun and bird hunting books I read. Thankfully there was no internet so the ratio of information to misinformation was much higher than it is today. I have a strap vest that I wear also. A member of this forum took my measurements and had it made for me. It has mesh panels and does a much better job than the other strap vests I have.

Keith, I think they look very sharp on a trim gun (not as sharp on a bulky gun) but I don't have one. I wear a thin, unlined deerskin glove on my left hand. I don't need to protect my hand from the barrels, I need to protect the barrels from my sweaty hand. I have heard that handguards can cause the barrels to discolor although just recently someone told me about one that won't do that. If I used one I'd have to get a make sure it was long enough. I was looking at the one Galco sells and I think my fingers would extend beyond the end of it. I keep just the slightest amount of the end of the forend against the bottom of the palm of my hand when I shoot.

Eliot, I have a buffalo hide bag from Lewis Drake and a very small black bag (it holds about 1 1/2 boxes of .410 shells) that only have one compartment. My current green canvas bag and two small english saddle bags have a second smaller compartment. The second pocket on the green bag is in the back and the ones on the saddle bags are on the front. I use them to carry a pocket watch but that pocket could also hold a few empties. My straps vary from 1 1/8" wide up to 3" and none of them get in my way. I am right handed so the strap goes over my left shoulder. I don't know where they fit in historically but you see them also with muzzle loader shooters and their "possibles" bag. If I use a cartridge bag I also wear a set of waist bags. I have sets ranging from Filson (which isn't much cooler than their vest) to a cheap set made from thin cotton that I got for less than $10 including shipping. In the front left bag I carry a phone for emergencies, a handful of napkins, and a pair of bandannas for marking downed birds. Empty hulls go in the front right pocket and birds go in the larger bloodproof bag in the back. Most of the time when I carry a strap I don't put the birds on it until I am finished shooting. I have never seen anyone else in the field using the setup I use, and as much as any other reason that's probably why I do it.

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Eliot, here is a typical setup for me. Even with two camera straps on my right shoulder you can see that nothing is where it would interfere with gun mounting.

Eliot, are you talking about the Le Chameau wellies? I used to wear cheap rubber boots like Hodgman or Pro Line when duck hunting but I have always worn hip waders when hunting snipe. A couple of days ago I ordered a new pair of wading boots for the upcoming season. There aren't too many options if you want lug soles. If you need felt soles there are gobs of choices. I have gone through a pair of Hodgman's Brighton boot in each of the last two seasons. This year I am going to try the ones below that Cabela's sells. I hope it is more durable.





I got my cartridge bag and slip-on recoil pad yesterday but they sent me the wrong bag. They sent me their brown one instead of the green one. I would have preferred the green one but it isn't worth anyone paying for me to return a $30 bag to England and then having them pay to ship one that is a different color but otherwise identical back over here.