Peter,

Beautiful gun! The stock finish and case colors look great. What work did Brad do on the gun besides the case colors and stock refinish (if anything)?

Also, is that an oil finish? It really brings out the grain, and the color is very nice as well. Big improvement over the "before" photos!

Marvin,
He also mullered the borders on the checkering and chased it. Nitre blued the trigger guard and buttplate. I have to send it back , however, because it is a 2 barrel job and the barrels have to be re-fit after case coloring. I neglected to send both sets in. I shoot this gun like it is part of me so I am very happy to have it so pretty. I will send him my other two repros for the same treatment. I am a confirmed repro lover and shooter. The finish appears to be an oil finish but does have some shine to it. The stain makes it look more Parker.

WOW! Can't wait to get mine back. Should be another 2-3 weeks.

Jay

Peter,
Approx how much can a fellow expect to pay for the metal and wood refinishing you had done?

HI Marvin
I just bought a 28 gauge 28 inch barrel straight grip M/F'
I was thinking the same of opening the choke-losing the collector value.
any thoughts?
anthony

Anthony,

Of course I pondered that very question for some time, but ultimately I decided my two barreled set was a "shooter" not a collector piece. So I had the 26" barrels open to Q1 & Q2 and the 28" set to IC/M. Now I have a two barreled set that is actually useful!

So in a nutshell, if you are a frequent Repro shooter and don't own your gun as a collector item (95%+ condition), then I'd say go for it.

Dang gun should have been a Q1/Q2 and IC/M set in the first place! Who needs a IM/XXF 28ga anyway? :banghead:

Anthony,

I would shoot the snot out of it first to see how it does for you. If you do decide to have it opened up, just do the right barrel to about .012 of so first and try it again before deciding on the full choked barrel. When hunting this is a great choke combination. One shot for close birds and one for long bird.

Harry

Good information, Harry. My old #97,032 28 gauge was bored cylinder and full from the factory. It measures .000 X .020 and killed a second barrel quail two seasons ago at 40 yards plus. Only my Wirehair suspected the bird was dead, and happily proved it.

Bill,

My early 0 frame 28 is choked exactly like yours and I would not want it any other way.

Harry

thanks everyone-
anthony