Originally Posted by Brittany Man
+1 on gunmakers comments.

I prefer solid ribs on field guns to vent ribs & I don't understand why they fell out of favor.

Perhaps a move to better balance or lighter weight. The first is subjective, of course, but the latter is not.

Or it could be just a fashion issue - which is more prevalent in firearms than I think we realize.

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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

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