David, (C/C),
Perhaps through your learned counsel you could educate the colonial rednecks to realise that the only value in London Proof marks is pure snobbery.
Cousins, what do you prefer, barrels returned from Birmingham ready to shoot, or barrels returned from London ready to melt down? Perhaps.
I believe this thread has now gone far enough.I will try to refrain from further comment in case I stray into slanderous or libelous ground.
Skilled gunsmiths will always advise wether a gun stands a good chance of passing proof.
The rules of Proof 2006 are quite clear.
Could I perhaps suggest that the guns that have failed proof SHOULD have failed proof?