A Break in the Action

A Break in the Action

Ryan Doughty

Episodes 65
Avg. Duration 46m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2019
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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71%
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About This Podcast

Our days are busy. Professional, family and personal obligations fill our schedules. You’re invited to take A Break in the Action of your day and escape to a place filled with sights of highly figured walnut and rich, vibrant case-color hardening. Intoxicating scents of wood smoke from a perfectly laid fire and spent shotshells fill the air. The only deals we broker are for new-to-us shotguns and our only appointments are for chilly mornings and impatient bird dogs. Here, our currency is memories and we consider ourselves wealthy.  


The goal here is simple, to provide a place to escape, a place to learn, a place to reminisce, and a place to relax - be it through our podcast or social sites. Our focus will reliably be on vintage and modern shotguns, best-in-quality gear, accessories, and experiences that complement the sporting lifestyle.


Our days are busy… take A Break in the Action.





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S7E2 The Story behind the Stories: Shooting Sportsman magazine

Feb 28, 2026 1h 1m

I’ve been reading Shooting Sportsman for more than twenty years. For a long time, I assumed the magazine was the product of careful planning by fully staffed departments and committees responsible…

S7E1 Safe Queens (and why they’re OK)

Jan 23, 2026 39m

There’s a tendency—especially among hunters—to feel a little uncomfortable about the guns we own but don’t use, as if a shotgun that isn’t carried in the field is somehow failing its purpose. Or…

S6E17 Between Flushes: Chris P.

Dec 29, 2025 54m

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…

S6E16 Stuff and Things #1

Dec 03, 2025 44m

Shotguns usually have the limelight on A Break in the Action, but today’s episode is dedicated to the unsung heroes of the hunter, and not just what you carry into the field, but also the well-made…

S6E15 Hit or Miss with Jonny Carter

Nov 17, 2025 1h 18m

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…

S6E14 America's Wingshooting Traditions: Ruffed Grouse

Nov 07, 2025 1h

Today, we are discussing grouse hunting —specifically in the Upper Midwest—where a century of wingshooting tradition runs deep.  If you drew a map around America's prime grouse cover, it would…

S6E13 CÆSAR GUERINI with Wes Lang

Oct 07, 2025 1h 33m

My guest today is Wes Lang, President of Caesar Guerini.  I am excited to bring you this fascinating story of Wes’s background, some of his philosophy, and ultimately what led to the creation of such…

S6E12 Wild Game: From Field Care to Flavors with Hank Shaw

Sep 09, 2025 52m

Hank is a great ambassador for wild food and his books serve as a good reminder that from field care to flavor, cooking wild game can be just as thoughtful, meaningful, and rewarding as the pursuit…

S6E11 Buying Shotguns at Auction

Aug 11, 2025 51m

You may have heard me mention Guyette and Deeter as a sponsor throughout the year. Today, I am joined by Jon Deeter and Josh Loewensteiner to guide us through the auction buying and selling process.…

S6E10 Shotgun Stories VI: Will Primos

Jul 27, 2025 1h

Will Primos is an icon in the outdoors industry, but as you’ll hear, it didn’t come without a massive amount of hard work, focus, and a solid work ethic.  Will did more than build a brand - he…

S6E9 Modern Side by Side Buyers Guide (and I bought a new gun - actually, two!)

Jun 23, 2025 45m

Whether you’re new to bird hunting or have been chasing birds for decades, there’s no denying the timeless appeal of a side-by-side shotgun.  This episode covers six of what I believe are the most…

S6E8 Shotgunning and a Secret Bunker at The Greenbrier Resort

Jun 09, 2025 1h 1m

We are right at the front edge of summer, and whether you’ve already got your summer travel plans set or are looking for a new idea, I think you will like this episode.  This is now the third time…

S6E7 On Location: The 2025 Southern Side by Side

May 02, 2025 1h 16m

I am excited to be outside of my home studio for this episode.  A few weeks back, we heard all about the Southern Side by Side at Deep River Sporting Clays in Sanford, NC.  I am hoping that you made…

S6E6 A Guide to the Gauges

Apr 10, 2025 44m

A listener requested an episode about the origins of common shotshell gauges, and I thought it was a fantastic idea. However, did you know that there are also several lost gauges? In this episode, we…

S6E5 Shotgun Stories V: Reid Bryant

Mar 31, 2025 1h 17m

This next installment in our Shotgun Stories series features Reid Bryant.  Reid is the director of wingshooting services at Orvis and hosts the Orvis Hunting and Shooting podcast. He has contributed…

S6E4 The 26th annual Southern Side by Side Championship and Exhibition - you need to be there!

Mar 19, 2025 59m

The Southern Side by Side Championship and Exhibition is undoubtedly a must-attend event for shotgun enthusiasts. Now entering its 26th year, this event has become not just a regional but a national…

S6E3 Shooting driven and walked-up birds in England

Feb 26, 2025 1h 2m

It has been a dream of mine to shoot driven birds in the UK for years.  Last year, I checked that off the bucket list (twice actually)!  In this episode I recount my December visit to the wonderful…

S6E2 A history of Beretta SO shotguns + introduction to Beretta's Shotgun of the Year

Feb 03, 2025 58m

Beretta first released their over and under shotgun design in 1933 named in the catalog as Mod. S1 Fucile da Caccia Sovrapposta.  Sovrapposta is Italian for "overlapped" and refers to the barrel…

S6E1 An exciting and unique shotgun announcement with Rich Cole

Jan 13, 2025 48m

Rich Cole joins me to announce a unique new shotgun project!Rich Cole is a key figure in fine shotguns and precision gunsmithing. From his early days at Beretta to establishing himself as an…

S5E19 Shotgun Stories IV: Jonny Carter

Dec 31, 2024 1h 20m

In this episode, we get to know popular YouTuber Jonny Carter of TGS Outdoors.  I've known Jonny for a few years now. I am an enormous fan of his content, where he shares information about shotguns…

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A Break in the Action has published 65 episodes since March 2019, covering topics in Leisure, Society & Culture.

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