I don't call that a nuanced situation, more like common sense, Doverham! I take the best gun for the mission regardless of its condition and value IF I can get to the blind by foot or boat.

Gunning on the offshore kelp-covered ledges where it hard to be safe on your feet is always a retreat to another double. The gun, however, is so much of the experience that I can't bring myself to use a beater, a tool. It's always a good gun