BEY, Very good advice in your post. I know that eventually I will end up with a high grade clays model, because I'm a wood and engraving guy at heart. A fellow at my club shoots a Perugini & Visini Maestro 12 that is an absolute knockout of a gun and built like a watch, so he's set the bar high already. I currently shoot my Merkel 303 Luxus 12, because it is the only O/U I have that is choked tightly enough (.026/.030) to break the birds consistently on our Fitasc range, but I hate to put so many rounds through it becsuse it is basically a field model and in the 7 lb. weight range. I will have to try some different guns at a regional shoot and see what feels best, and go from there. Anyway, thanks for your post. Regards, Sandlapper
