I don't doubt one bit that a new H&W is better fit than a new H&H.

Thats of course because one of Hartmann or Weiss are former Purdey craftsmen!!

P.V.Nelson are also a former Purdey man before he joined H&W. but operates now under his own name and make his own guns. It is said that he may be the best gunmaker of al time. I think thats a good question. Who is the best gunmaker, read craftsman. Is is the Lawrence brother from Purdey or is it John Robertson from Boss. or is it somebody else. I have seen some great New purdey doubles and they are fabules. I have also seen a almost finished Holland rifle with an deep engraved elephant on the underside of the actions, where the foots were totaly out of propsions. But they also had a Brown brothers deep engraved gun with some gold and asian sheep on. That was mindblowing. But this was not about engraving.

I can not judge who of them that is best but if I had the money I know where I would go.