English guns are all about the bbls. If the bbls are bad, the gun is usually bad.

You need a good 'smith to check the following:

-The proofing history of the gun
-The current bore sizes
-The current bbl wall thicknesses
-The presence of dents, ding, bulge, pitting
-The presence of riveling
-The chambers
-The choke cones
-The presence of any previous repairs
-The overall soundness of the bbls/ribs
-Other things I'm sure I'm forgetting

Do not depend on the dealer's report of these things.

If you need a 'smith, tell us where you are and we can help you out.

I would NEVER buy any gun, from any dealer, without having a 'smith look at it first - especially an English gun.

There's simply too many little things that can be wrong with a fine shotgun.

OWD

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