Myself, I want a pair of MacNaughton's for shooting red grouse.
They are hard to come by used in any reasonable shooting condition.
Auction after auction they rise from someone's cellar.
1 in 4 is ready to go shooting.
It's a balance when evaluating old, well used, well cared for, guns.
I just live by the tape. I might be interested in their story, but I don't want any more old guns with expensive problems.
There's a leap of faith necessary when you can't be there to evaluate them. Dig wisely cautioned me off several.
So, circling back to the pop's question,
They are old, and it might take a bit for your loader to get familiar with one.
