Greg, You are debating with some folks who really do shoot quite a bit. I presume, by your discussion, that you can pick up almost anything and hit 45+ on your local clays course. That is a real gift about which you should feel very blessed.
I suspect many of the contibutors to this board can shoot similar scores, but most of us need a gun that fits into a fairly tight profile to do it regularly. For instance, I need a LOP of between 14 1/4 and 14 3/4 with 14 1/2 as about ideal. As I move in any direction away from 14 1/2, I have to think a lot more about the shot; not a good thing with a shotgun. I have a similar band of usefulness with respect to drop. 3" is well outside that limit for me. Doesn't mean I can't hit a target with such a gun; just that I would have to think about it a lot.
