I thought a shovel was more appropriate for all clams except razors...Razors are single clams under the show hole while most other clams are in clusters where a gun would be useless. Sounds like some of the new guns are pretty nice with bigger diameters and thin walls..nice and light....

Bob ..tell some stories about the razors at Clam Gulch in Alaska....I never got to participate but the clams up there seemed huge and plentiful....no tools necessary I hear.