British doubles are not designed for what we think of as high volume shooting. Hunting or driven bird shooting might reach a thousand rounds a year. Clay targets can reach 10,000-20,000 per year. So we put 10-20 times the wear on a gun per year compared to what it was designed to do. If you estimate the working lifespan of a double as 10-20,000 rounds before it might need rejoining or other attention, which is a reasonable 10-20 years hunting use, which we could burn through in two years or less. If you want a high volume gun buy a semi auto or O/U. If you want a true delight to shoot try a round action. They really are quite wonderful and on my bucket list. Most in my price range seem to be well worn out examples, these are not. So many nice guns, so few dollars.
