Mr. Brown:
Thank you. You make my points. Notice I said "properly sleeved" -- by which I mean an invisible job, done by an expert, with barrels struck to contour and considered in the proper rebalance of the whole gun. Sadly, there is no such thing as a good/cheap sleeve job.
You also underscore my earlier point with your sleeved Purdey. It is doubtless a most fine gun, still a Purdey, and affordable to you because the previous (and presumably original) barrels were unsafe to shoot. Now it returns good service and is a point of pride for you.
I've owned many sleeved guns and they all balanced and shot well. And I never shed a single tear over their barrel steel. "Value" is much in the eye of the beholder.
This ought to be good for at least 10 more posts...
Best, Kensal
Last edited by Kensal Rise; 01/19/11 04:49 PM.
