"The list of superb gunsmiths who feel the same is growing longer, not shorter. "
Ted, first you have to define the word superb gunsmith.
David,
Superb Gunsmith is actually two words.
Well, Ive seen English guns that were used, hard, and American guns that were as well. I suspect a blanket statement, like, Ours were used harder than theirs might not withstand the smell test.
Remember the Purdey hammer gun in DGJ a few years ago, that had not only the checkering worn smooth, but, about 1/8th of wood worn down on the forend, from use market hunting?
A blow up is rare enough, Thank God, in any shotgun, but, cracked stocks on L C Smiths are not.
What you have seen does not match what I have seen. You may persist in claiming there is a magic number at which a cracked stock never appears on these shotguns.
I dont.
Best,
Ted
