We had quite a few hunter/guests with RBL's...They are pretty nice guns generally. I owned a 20 for a short while. As you said the "feel" wasnt there. One should be able to pick up a SxS blindfolded and tell by the feel between the hands if its "the one"...Make makes little difference...Our family owned Purty Purdey Purdy is a cosmetic disaster, but you just have to pick it up to know it will work...Grandpa bought it new in 1919,and it has been HUNTED ever since, rain or shine,,thats what is what is was built for....RBL's should be treated the same way...