My Purdey pigeon gun will no longer win any box bird shoots, but the gun is not at fault. However, I will continue to use and respect it. The odd thing is that side by side double guns continue to win most of the money at our shoots. Thankfully, our shooters value tradition and "fun" more than purses. Stan, my good friend, is welcome to compete at our shoots with his Perazzi, but he may be overwhelmed by the Fabbris and Japanese Brownings that may be in the rack.