To Restore or Not To Restore

[Opening Day]

I would agree with Dave if the rest of the gun is in good condition, have a smith check to see if they were rust blued or hot blued, if they were hot blued you might have problems with rib separation so that checked out first.

[Pittypatdugan]

Depending on how much you paid for the gun, I might just get some vinegar and take the blueing off the barrels and see how they look. If they have been improperly hot blued, I know I would.

PDD

[kolhoznik]

I have had two gunsmiths independently look at the shotgun and both say that it has been rust blued and is in sound condition. Barrel thickness is also in spec. The gun is in quite nice condition with sharp engraving and very good wood and checkering. I paid less than $2k for the gun. How would that affect things?

[PML]

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

I have had two gunsmiths independently look at the shotgun and both say that it has been rust blued and is in sound condition. Barrel thickness is also in spec. The gun is in quite nice condition with sharp engraving and very good wood and checkering. I paid less than $2k for the gun. How would that affect things?

I purchased a similiar dh at Vegas last year wiht damascus barrels that had been blued. The gun was in super condition and so had the barrels re-done. I think the result are great and if your gun is in good condition I would encourage you to do the same. Blue on damascus is like lipstick on a pig IMHO.

Patrick