Curl,
You are spot on. My collecting is focused on specific English guns. I love the quality, feel, history and ageless joy that they bring. "Fondling" comes to mind. My question about the "working" Sabatti brought out the type of opinions I was looking for. I wanted to hear about current ejection systems and I did, thanks. If I could buy a flanged version, no brainer, but it is not available. For 5,500 dollars, it is quite a value, in my opinion. For the majority of hunting I do, in the words of Gatsby, it is a great "beater".
Coincidently, I received a much awaited rifle today from Europe, a 470 detachable lock Westley. I may need a kleenex....
JAZ