Todd, I don't suspect your thoughts are uncommon however, it's all subjective. I've personally come to appreciate the BTFE offered on the PR but I must admit I shared your same sentiments until I acquired a PR w/btfe and, actually used it - game-changer. Especially on the 28ga where the BTFE just seems perfect.
My take is this - regardless of wood quality or configuration; the mere fact that we're presented with virtually new guns thirty+ yrs later, in various configurations, be a good thing. I'm thrilled to have just about any PR and I appreciate the individual guns for what they are whether they are worthy of a museum or destined to be tossed in the back-seat for a drive with a bird-dog in tow. They're great guns and the result of the effort, with the same degree of quality & value that was put into these guns, will never repeat itself again. Our world has changed dramatically.
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