barrel wall thickness will be most important .040 thou. or better is nice this will allow backing boring to get rid of the pits , don't worry about dents they are taken out when they are refinished , matching hammers on older guns is a must but I think the most important thing is a stock that is not broken, don't worry about worn off checkering , small chips same goes for the forend, most of the woods appearance problems are easy to solve. I always look at the stock first
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