Was recently reading an article on English Boxlocks in the Vintage Gun Journal and came across this quote and thought I'd stir the pot.
"If we place Purdey, Holland & Holland, Woodward and Boss at the top tier (which demand suggests is the case) and a second tier of Grant, Atkin, Churchill, Lang, Greener, Dickson, MacNaughton, Westley Richards and Lancaster, a third tier would include Beesley, Hellis, Watson Bros, Boswell, William Powell, Pape, Gibbs and W&C Scott. Every other gunmaker currently fits into the fourth tier."
So to recap:
Tier 1
Purdey, Holland & Holland, Woodward, Boss
Tier 2
Grant, Atkin, Churchill, Lang, Greener, Dickson, MacNaughton, Westley Richards and Lancaster
Tier 3
Beesley, Hellis, Watson Bros, Boswell, William Powell, Pape, Gibbs and W&C Scott
Tier 4
Everyone Else
What are your favorites and why? Think someone should move up or down in rank? Just kicking up some conversation as it's getting a bit stale of late.
"If we place Purdey, Holland & Holland, Woodward and Boss at the top tier (which demand suggests is the case) and a second tier of Grant, Atkin, Churchill, Lang, Greener, Dickson, MacNaughton, Westley Richards and Lancaster, a third tier would include Beesley, Hellis, Watson Bros, Boswell, William Powell, Pape, Gibbs and W&C Scott. Every other gunmaker currently fits into the fourth tier."
So to recap:
Tier 1
Purdey, Holland & Holland, Woodward, Boss
Tier 2
Grant, Atkin, Churchill, Lang, Greener, Dickson, MacNaughton, Westley Richards and Lancaster
Tier 3
Beesley, Hellis, Watson Bros, Boswell, William Powell, Pape, Gibbs and W&C Scott
Tier 4
Everyone Else
What are your favorites and why? Think someone should move up or down in rank? Just kicking up some conversation as it's getting a bit stale of late.
