Well, lads, I made the deal on the Bobwhite then made the following observations: extremely close fitting of parts that were visible, meticulous attention to the laying of the ribs. Now how they manage to make such clean solder joints is a mystery to me. The joining work on the barrels and ribs is so flawless that it must be done with some super hi-tech machine. Wood is very plain walnut with an urethane finish from the looks of it. Checkering is adequate at 20 lines to the inch with no overruns. Barrel interiors are mirror-like and the choke tubes fit properly with good maching evident both on the tubes and their recesses at the muzzles. Barrels are well struck with no ripples. Haven't shot it yet so I don't know about the trigger pulls but suspect they aren't that important on a field gun.
All in all --- looks like a great value in a 28 ga double. Will fill you in on its shooting qualities after I've popped a few caps. Chopper
