The idea that a swivel base changes the balance enough to notice is silly.
Mike
Der Ami:
You gotta be kiddin' me....you DON'T KNOW A JOKE WHEN YOU SEE ONE....wow....?..........Wonko is just having fun, you know tongue in cheek..........
adirondacker you're right, swivels ruin the graceful lines of any shotgun....and you don't need them unless you plan on climbing the shale above timberline in the Alps.......JMO........
The Germans and other Euro Continent dwellers started the swivel thing so they could cross country ski with their shotguns........