This is definitely a shooter and will be used/hunted with. It won't be pristine forever. I can't recall denting or scratching a shotgun ever (except for an 870 Express duck gun that gets downright abused every winter and religiously cleaned every few years). The Miroku is a 2 3/4" extractor gun. This one won't ever see the inside of a duck boat or blind however. And I will definitely shoot it a while to see how we "bond" prior to shipping it off for any work.
You maybe right about the chokes. I had an old Miroku/Daly Superior Grade o/u choked mod/full that I shot dove, skeet and sporting with many times. I didn't want to mess with it and I couldn't tell it was choked tight. It smoked everything and I just ignored the choke markings. I think guns like that are few and far between however. That one was just "Right".
Bill
