Clapper Zapper,
Interesting point, on toting in the field, or at the club. Many years back and I do mean many, many years ago, When I was shooting every weekend at the Rod and Gun club, I saw a lot of very high dollar, K80, Perazzi, H&H,WR, Kmen, and so on. In the field, I noted, that the gun carried for scaled quail, and chucker were no slackers in terms of value, Browning Superposed, AYA, Merkels even the H&H and Purdy.
I am a firm believer, that no matter the value for me I'll tote it through the brush or across the field and use what it was intended for.