DH-
I never said mediocre. They're very nice guns - elegant, refined, tasteful. But I don't think they're on par with a true Best, like a 1920s Boss. Few guns are, though.
And Bests don't have to come from London. I don't care where they're made, as long as they're made to Best standards.
So many guys on this board go by the mantra "buy the gun, not the name."
Well, if you want to evaluate a gun, you have to develop a criteria for judging it. If the gun don't make the grade, it ain't a Best. I don't care whose name is on it, where it's from, what kind of history it has, or who says what about it.
Now, I'm more than open to people questioning my criteria. Are screw-in hinge pins superior to push-in pins? I believe they are. Can anyone explain to me why not, or why push ins are just as good?
I think a best-quality gun should have intercepting safety sears. Why? Because a best-quality gun should do all it can to ensure the user's safety. Can anyone here argue against this logic?
However, I used to think a Best-quality gun had to have chopperlump bbls. But I've seen a number of Bosses and H&H Royals without them. Does this mean these guns are not Bests? I don't know. I've talked to gunmakers about this. The don't think there's any advantage to choppers.
Anyway...
OWD
Last edited by obsessed-with-doubles; 02/28/10 12:40 PM.
