Mine was missing the butt plate and forend when I bought it. I found two forends that fit nicely, one a splinter an the other an aftermarket beavertail. I did the pad installation myself.
I bought the POS gun for $300 in about 2003.
These Damascus barrels had been blued and I sent them to Dale to refinish so I could see the Damascus pattern.... I guess that was a mistake too... No reflection on Dale. Maybe Parker Bros had blued them to hide the mismatched Damascus rods...
How bout them cyanide tiger stripes huh?
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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