The barrels are in the right hands to be handled properly. When I got my 1907 VH "Becker Pigeon Gun" back from a Dan restocking, I asked, "What's the deal with the barrels?" When I sent them, they were well freckled and quite dull but I had not asked Dan to do any metal work on the gun. He said "I freshened them up a bit." They looked like a PB factory finish with a few field scratches.