Hmmmm....
Fit, Finish, Engraving, Appearance
1. Lefever Arms Co.
2. L.C. Smith
3. Baker Gun & Forging Co. (specifically the Baker sidelock doubles)
4. DM Lefever Co.
5. Ithaca
Reliability and Function
1. Baker Gun & Forging Co. (some will argue, but I have yet to handle one that doesn't function as designed and I can't say that for many other makers)
2. AH Fox
3. Winchester (specifically the Model 21)
4. Remington (specifically the model 1894)
5. Lefever Arms Co.
Where's Parker? The game engraving on Parkers just doesn't thrill me much and the 2 Parker guns I have owned have both been cracked in the head of the stock due to the action acting almost like a wedge over time and causing a split.
Last edited by BPFischer; 03/29/11 02:48 PM.
