luv2safari (and everyone else),

regarding your comments on drillings not being made to shoot too much - do you include late model drillings in this comment. I've got a 9.3x74R/12ga 1990's Merkel that I'm setting up as my "one gun" and, on the basis that if you're using one gun you should know how to shoot it, I've been doing a lot of plinking - maybe 15-20 rounds per week of 9.3x74R and 50 22LR using an insert. At the moment I'm not doing much clay target shooting but when I'm off my crutches I anticipate shooting 25+ clays per week too.

I've heard it said that if a break action goes "off face" it is easy to fix and we got a couple of very good shotgun/double rifle 'smiths in Australia but I'd like to avoid problems. Do you think it is a pressure/backthrust issue - I might go to cast bullets and trap loads.

mike