Great thread! I can only wish now that I had had as much education as is available for free in this thread before I purchased my first British shotgun. It would have saved me some significant bucks..........probably enough to have bought a couple more very nice guns over the years. Thanks guys!

PS I'm still not sure that the original poster understands exactly what "in proof" means. No put down intended but it is very important to have that concept well in mind.