Ted: I haven't entirely abandoned the design of the 17. There is a 16-gauge (circa 1939) M37 in Pennsylvania with my name on it. I use it when I'm there during hunting season and store it w/family to avoid transport issues (& costs). As you already know, the pre-war 37s closely mimic the 17s they were derived from, so it feels very familiar. My 2-barrelled (like you, I had added a 2nd barrel) M17 "flowed down the river of commerce" (neat phrase, thankyou Researcher) to build a war-chest for yet another doublegun purchase. Would that we could keep them all, eh?
