No offense, but I think you gentlemen are comparing apples to oranges. When we are talking about the guns we would buy, for the majority of the folks on this board, I think things get a little out of whack when we start bringing up Purdeys in England. Most of us on here won't be going to England and few of us will be shopping at Purdey's. I just think that the majority of the people on this board would be collectors of- 21s, Model 12s, Ithacas, LCs and those type of guns. And I think if the majority of the serious collectors or even the common shooter who is looking for a nice gun to take to the skeet range, finds a gun at a gun show that he can see has been tampered with, he is going to wonder who has been changing it and will be afraid of it shooting around a tree. I know I would. Now, if it has been recheckered or the wood has been refinished, that is one thing. But, if someone is at a gun show and runs a gauge down a barrel and sees a shotgun that is supposed to have a full choke has been reamed out to cylinder, he will probably pass. Some might not. Then again, it depends on the price and a few other things. But most people will jump on a gun if they think it is 100% before they will buy one that has been changed. Especially if it is an American classic. Don't you think?
