Guns go off the face only with use the size of load used is also a contributing factor so no make of gun is immune from this. I have repaired nearly new guns with loose ribs and more Spanish offerings than I care to remember. Of course gunman's opinion is just his a opinion the same as mine just opinion, he cant have seen every gun built by w & S over the years." having heard of" as far as I see does not carry any weight for a convincing argument as they say talk is cheap fact is costly. For so many guns to be out there and working their reliability must be high enough for the thousands sold around the world. Finally all the working parts of a 700 can be made by hand with a file occasionally a lathe if necessary I do know this because over the years I have done it they are internally so basic.
If you read my earlier post you will have noticed I stated a favourable opinion of reliability re 700s. That does not disguise the fact that faults can arise in the guns. Yes, faults happen in all guns but we are talking 700s here . As stated my own preference is for an earlier screw grip 400
or A&W action.Finally on your argument of cheap talk and " having heard of" I am relaying my personal experiences and that of many honest shooting friends, in and out of the trade, who have vast knowledge of British guns . Regards
