Run-with-the-fox's quote on the test is quite right but there is little to be gained from testing two guns that are not built for the same purpose; something like claiming a John Deere tractor is better than an Aston Martin because it made it farther across the ploughed field before it got stuck. English guns are made for high volume shooting, but not with magnum loads. It is testament to the Purdey that it managed sixty proof loads before failing. American guns are made with high volume factory assembly in mind and easy repair from spare parts that could be shipped to out-of-the-way places. There are not many places in Britain that are more than 30 miles from a Gunsmith. American guns are marvels of inovative engineering design. I think it was Kynochs that retired a Boss O/U after about 1 1/2 million rounds had ben put through it, it was quite sound and had only ever been cleaned and given minor maintainance. Lagopus.....