That is one of the beauties of a hand finished gun. The job could only be properly done with the complete gun being sent back for fitting of new barrels - striking the barrels for the best weight distribution and weighting or unweighting of the buttstock for finishing the balance.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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