2 more pics and will take better ones today with at least one showing the sleeving from the back. Yes I know it has the wrong stocks. What does it cost to get original ones made? Also have anyone heard of removing the sleeves or tubes and going back to a 10 ga? It would only serve to make it original as I used to have 10 ga auto for turkey hunting and just don't think I would hunt with this gun as a 10 ga.

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From all I hear Donnie Gemmes at Show-Me Gunstocks is your best bet for original checkering style and shape.

A 12 ga. with the right chokes will kill turkeys just fine.

You should leave your lined barrels as is. There is absolutely no chance that the removal of the liners will result in high condition original bores of original dimensions. You have a wonderful, useful gun as is. Do what you want with the stock, but without pictures, I can't tell you what I would do with it.

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pic of tubes

I know Donnie takes a long time and we'll probably all agree that quality work does take extra time especially for a small shop, and I've even heard up to a year-and-a-half from Donnie but this is the first time I've heard 2 - 3 years - are you sure about that Bruce?

Another choice would be Dennis Earl Smith "The Stock Doctor" for a quality restock.

Nope, you've gotta leave those in there.

Resized these pics to fit. Yea, I know the stocks are not great looking. I DIDN"T DO THIS! I also have several guns that my other grandfather had redone that will make you cringe. I don't think I can afford to do the stocks now, and my question about the sleeving or tubes was to determine if there was a value to be gained by making it original again. If I did that then it probably would be shot alot less, but it will probably not get shot much anyway. I have a duck hunt in January in which we will all have to shoot guns from Nash Buckingham days and also wear old style clothing. It will be at Beaver Dam and is in celebration of the recent surfacing of Bo Whoop. I also have an Ithaca 12 ga that is all original. It belonged to a great grandfather. Don't know which one I will shoot yet, maybe both!

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