"T", never had the pleasure of looking at the innards of a Purdey - but then again, I've never had the pleasure of viewing brain surgery.
Not my cup of joe!
I'll see that this urban legend stops here and now - but you have to know that a number of experts in the field of English shotguns subscribe to this!
Not all have firsthand from the bench info, and not all want it.
A nice gun for the hunt, and a nice gun to look at when the season is over...thats me.