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Unread 07-02-2018, 04:46 PM   #20
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Wow, I've never even seen a "best" gun in person let alone handle one.. But always wondered if after handling one those prices would somehow seem justifiable to me. Makes the custom shotguns from CSMC look like bargains.
I have guns from H&H, Purdey and CSM. There is no comparison between the English "best" gun and the Fox (and mine is a FE 410) IMHO the fit and finish on the English guns is much better and no machine can duplicate the hand finishing of an English best gun. I'm no 12ga person and much prefer the small bores for my upland hunting but last year I bought a Purdey light game gun, a 6lb 12 with 28 inch barrels choked .004 & .008 and with RST 2 inch 3/4 oz loads it's wonderful on grouse, woodcock and quail.
I have a Parker upgrade AAHE 28ga with a second set of barrels (28 inches M/F) from James Purdey.
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