If only we Americans coudve ever learned to properly stock all those great classic SXS's. Thats my only beef with American Classics, almost have to re-learn to shoot for them to perform. Oh they look good sure, but all that drop at heel jsut stifles me. I got rid a very nice Fox Sterlingworth in 16GA last year because there was nothing short of re-stocking that wouldve made that thing shoot for me. Then, I buy a lowly Belgian Guild gun for 200 bucks 2 weeks ago and I can't miss. Went ten for ten on doves last weekend - thats a first of a lifetime of hunting. But, the guild gun is stocked very straight and modern like, as are most English guns. So for me, the best SXS's have all proven to be of European origins. Even the over/under too, as the Superposed is the best of all time in my book. For beauty as well as practical applications/performance. Again, a european gun even though John Browning invented it. Took the Belgians to build it.
