Tinker,
I dont know if you shoot clays or hunt birds much but if so Id recommend that you take your gun to the patterning board and find out where its point of impact is. If you shoot off-the-shelf modern guns well you may struggle to hit the target with your 19th century N.R. Davis. Many American guns from that period had considerably more drop at the heal than modern guns have and require a more heads up shooting style. It may not be a problem for you, but I figured forewarned is forearmed. BTW it was enough of a problem for me that Ive pretty much left the market for American guns and look at English and Continental guns these days since they typically have the stock dimensions I require.
Theres something very satisfying about bringing down a bird with a +100 year old gun. For me it helps put me back to a simpler time, that as a kid I was fortunate to enjoy.
Steve
