Heck, I’ve got tons of expensive shotguns. I would have shaken you son’s hand and told him “good shooting”.
Reminds me of the time I was playing around with a Winchester 1897 and beat a guy with a custom Lutjic with a Precision Fit stock (probably a $9K gun) and said “Best $300 I ever spent”. He just laughed his butt off, most shooters know it’s the Indian and not the arrow.
You are absolutely right. It is the Indian and not the arrow.
The range owner had a real good belly laugh later after the guy left. He said the guy had a problem with practicing and the range owner used us as a good example why he should practice more.
By the way, I quit after 3 shots because I wanted to go out with a win.