Horses for courses,

you cannot expect an "all round" gun to do every job perfectly. I would rather have a battery of guns, each fit for their own individual purpose - and oh what fun amassing such a collection.

Lightweight doubles of 12 and 20 for walked up / rough / upland shooting, mid weight 7 lb O/U game guns for high driven pheasant, 6 1/2 lb sxs for normal driven days, heavy auto's for wilfowling / sporting clays, boys .410" for you guessed it... the list goes on. You wouldn't play a round of golf with one club ;-)

Jonty