I have looked at them but never shot one. They are rare, pricey and shoot well on upland game. I have never been driven to consider buying or using one. A stated, they are mostly English and as such are not that much lighter than many of the 2-1/2" English game guns I have bought over the years. They were developed to shoot a short load for even patterning when bore scrubbing was an issue. However, in our world I simply don't believe there is enough difference in patterning between a 5-1/2 lb 20 ga or 12 ga with 3/4 to 7/8 oz loads and modern wads and powders. The kicker to me is that the 20 is much physically smaller than the 12 and more compact.
They are cool, neat, sexy or whatever adjective you want to use, along with being rare and a good conversation piece, but I think it is an idea that has been negated by time.
Great buy from a collector point and fun to play with but I wouldn't trade in my favorite 16or 20 upland gun expecting something to change.
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