Douglas, you said that you were willing to pay a premium for a Name if you could get significant quality in return. You also said you had been treated poorly by a couple of London makers. If it were me, I would always sort of hold a grudge if I had been treated poorly. I do think that posters here have mentioned several other Non Biggest Names who could provide a gun that would not differ from the Biggest Names in significant quality. When a design is perfect and execution is perfect, there is no room for improvement. Now, if part of your desire for this new gun is to have a certain quality of Name on it, then you know what to do. If , though, you are looking for similar qualities of guns, but don't care too much for the name or cost, then you can find wonderful guns, that cannot be improved on, from several other makers. Your stated "comfort" with the Watson goes a long way in saying what you would feel good holding in your lap on an evening in front of your fireplace.

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