The thread about the Purdey extra barrel set got me thinking. Unfortunately, my ship is still well way at sea and won't be coming in anytime soon, so this is a hypothetical question. Do the makers of best guns tune the barrels in the same way that Eyster/Heritage does? That is to say, if you are ordering a best gun today, can you tell the maker that you want the right barrel to deliver 70% of a 1 1/8 oz load of #6s inside a 30" circle at 20 yards? Or do they configure the barrels to specified constriction (IC or .010" or whatever)? Is it typical to provide the buyer with pattern sheets confirming barrel performance?
If I were paying $100k or more for a gun, I would expect the maker to do more than just ream the barrels out to a set constriction.
Last edited by Doverham; 04/04/14 10:26 PM.
