True, there are a lot of VH guns out there, so that has to enter into the equation. Let me qualify it a bit, a few years ago I came across a Parker 12 ga. hammer gun that was very nice but very used. Had a maple stock and walnut forend and 32" barrels. The gun was sound and with the exception of the stock, all there. Should I replace the stock? What about the receiver and barrels? Well, I ended up replacing the stock and cleaning up the bores. Not a complete restoration, but it looks like a factory gun, but it's not original.
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