Reggie - Redone barrels will often cause the whole gun to require very close examination.
Collect them because we love them and admire them yes, but nobody wants to get duped at the time of purchase only to find out years later that they have no hope of ever selling the gun at even close to the purchase price. We're all well aware that the market in these guns has taken a temporary (hopeful) dip but to be taken to the cleaner by an unscrupulous seller is just pretty darn hard to deal with.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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