If i was fortunate to live back in the day(1898). And had purchased a Purdey/Scott and a Lefever/Parker and both guns was used consistently and the same for one hundred years. If neither gun had broken and or been apart for repair how is either gun any better than the other? Now if that Purdey had stood the test of time and that American made gun didn't i would say sure all British guns are superior, but thats not the case.