Technical

Design of the Trigger Plate began five years ago with a prototype made in 2016. It is a combination of all things good. A fixed lock design might have saved a little weight but this is a technical tour

de force. The action body is beautifully machined by multi-axis CNC. Indeed, much of the gun is made with hightech machinery but, critically, bench finished to Purdey standards gaining the best of both worlds (especially with regard to barrel balance, trigger pulls

and subtleties of stock shape). The Trigger Plate is a more original design than the Sporter. It retains a covered cocking central cocking bar (a notable difference to the MX8 and clones). The box for the detachable trigger lock is modified with a collar on it to better support the mechanism it contains. Swivel-type mainsprings replace those with roller springs allowing for simpler replacement. The other big change is the move to demi-lump barrels, which required significant new engineering.