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Originally Posted by targa911S
Thanks Fred. Actually it was my goal to not erase Grandpa from Grandpa's shotgun. I left a lot of old dings and handling marks where I could. My goal was first to save it then make it functional. making it perfect, or into something that looks like a Browning was never a thought. I dressed all the screws as they were pretty buggered and re-blued them along with the trigger guard but that was needed to bring it back to original condition.
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Well with all due respect............
You have already taken grandpa out of this firearm. You have taken his broken stock, worn screws, scratched and dented metal, discolored recoil pad, etc. and disguised them or removed obvious traces of grandpa. Even more so if you fit different barrels.
So what you are really saying is removing some of grandpa is OK, but removing some other essence of grandpa is not OK.
I do not see any lessening of value on this piece by doing what you have done or by doing what I have suggested. It is a low value firearm is terrible condition. Why not to restore it more or less, is really a question of how much you want to do, not to what level you are taking grandpa out of it.
I just thought that this would be the perfect example to use in practicing your skills, that's all.
No harm, no foul.
