Rich this is just my opinion as well but I think it's easy to get too hung up on the definition of 100% factory condition with no mods. Are we going to check the order books or record cards to see if a gun was opened from F & F to IC & Mod? Or if a HRBP was replaced with a recoil pad? And if that's OK let's say Parker A has a nice old Hawkins pad and Fox B has a Pachmayr that's a quite a bit newer? How about a 12 gauge gun with chambers lengthened from 2-5/8 to 2-3/4"? Is that OK? Or how about a stock comb that was cut down or spliced up?
I am certainly against allowing guns with ported barrels or recoil reducing stock gizzmos, but if the Parker or Fox is as specified in Dave's writeup and has a vintage look, that's OK with me. Again this is JMO.
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