The average big 3 (Purdey, H&H, Boss)London shotgun in field grade is over $50,000 now. add some nicer engraving and that is over $100,000. Lotys more for their rifles. Are they that much better? No. But they have names that are nearly two centuries old and that gets spendy. The big gun names are generally owned by clothiers now. That is where they make their money. Even with Purdeys at the price mentioned, the gun part of the business just breaks even now.
The English guns have better lines than the German & American guns but are heavier by around two pounds. My current Searcy is 9 1/2 pounds in a 470. I would not buy a 12 pound gun.
The coolest gun out there is a $40,000 Austrian double barreled bolt gun. Way cool, but even with titanium frames, they are 13 1/2 pounds. Too much but still way cool.
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