You are all right!
Lowell's logic was what I applied when I bought my Purdey. I considered all the secomdhand cars I had paid £5000 for, which were now scrap, and decided that investing a little over that in a Purdey would be an investment in something I could shoot with all my life.
That old Purdey is still going strong and is a joy to shoot. And I do use it for all kinds of shooting - it was made to get wet and occasionally muddy - all cleans off easily enough with no ill effects.
However, owning a 'best' gun does not stop me from acquiring and enjoying more. My current favourite is my £50 Thompson hammer gun - now I have re-finished the stock all that remains is browning the barrels - but that will have to wait 'til the end of the season as I'm too busy shooting pheasants with it.
My cabinet currently holds over 20 guns and I expect it will continue to have more added - and some will move on.
Funny, my latest renovation is a Browning Double Two - cost me £40 and killed mallard on Sunday evening. My first outing with it. First shot - fist duck! Has to be agood sign. They all have something to offer.
