King, no O/Us please. I'd just as soon take my ol 870 Remington as an "built wrong" smile

I'm not so pessimistic about nontox being the wave of the future, so I'll take my chances there.

3" drops aren't so bad. My favorite double, fit-wise, is the Cashmore and it has a 3" drop albeit measured from the rib, not the bores' centerlines. The Merkel at 2.5" is also comfortable enough, but the Evans at 2.5" also is very hard to get behind. It would be much better with 3".

I'll have fun looking and topgun, I think you are right about being patient. Indeed, I'll just by twice if I don't buy right the first time.

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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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