Bachelder Restoration
 

20ga DH, 0 frame. Bronze bore liners were installed early on. The usual reason for installing bore liners was to return the bore to dimension after removing excessive pitting.

Before:

After Bachelder Master Gunmakers ( PGCA member):

I dont know what to say , I kinda like the old but that is just me . Wood looks great the metal is mainly my issue .

I'll leave it on for a while and if no one likes it I'll delete the post. I wouldn't want people to have to look at an ugly gun.

Bruce, can you tell us more about the barrel liners?

We have seen some ugly guns, But who said this was ugly ?

Was it a 12ga before the bbl liners? Never seen a small bore with a fish tail.

Was just over there - he's restoring for me a 1873 Remington hammer lifter and on another gun taking the triggers from 15# to 4. Never knew he'd put brass liners in the barrels. Please tell us a little more about it. Everything looks really great on your gun. Does the finish look shinny because of the flash ? Love the damascus and other metal work he did.

Originally a 20, and the previous owner didn't know by whom/when the liners were done

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL.../276843602.jpg

another shot of the liners

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL.../335165419.jpg

I can think of many words, but "ugly" is not one of them. More like "beautiful":bowdown: