Hard buttplate or rubber pad, checkered or skeletonized butts can all work in the field. Guess our experiences are different, but guns hitting the floor are more of a problem at the gun club than in the field. Mismounts have more to do with fit or technique - allowing that we get what we deserve if we spray the butt with silicone.
Extra barrels hold up at resale about as well as Teague and Briley choke tube installations. Whatever floats your boat. But most extra barrel sets typically present at auction with almost all the wear on just one set of barrels. That says something. For that matter, I'd rarely change a choke tube in a dedicated field gun.
Sam
