Lloyd3,
To some degree I agree, hence my practical comment. I am not trying to compare them as in this one is better etc. My questions go more toward how closely SKB copied the Scott. The reason I ask is this. I have owned a few Ithaca/SKB and an early SKB. All have been in my opinion relatively light and lively for wont of a better expression.
I'm no patent lawyer, that said I don't think you can directly copy another item without license? In other words if you tooled up and built a Chevy copy you'd be in trouble even though cars have been around since 1890 something. I don't know.
I'm not sure I would consider a W&S 700 series to be all that hand made. At least not in the same sense that an earlier gun would be. It is my understanding that the last Scott guns that were largely hand made would be W&C Scott or W. Scott and son?
Chief
