Just curious- what gauges and grades are your AH Fox and Parker guns? If we end up going over the financial cliff, as you suggest, selling a fine London best at a fiscal gain over what you might have paid for it might be a bit chancy. Nothing against either the Purdey or Holland and Holland guns, but the few Churchill and Boss shotguns I have seen ( on dealer's tables at various SC venues) have impressed me a bit more. If I had the means to buy a used but well cared for London best side-by-side, with an eye to a possible resale of same later on, I would stay with a 12 gauge SLE with DT and either 28" or 30" barrels.

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