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Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens
Pictures of the gun would be helpful, and although I do agree with Dean, Edgar Spencer, another PGCA member that I hold hold in high regard, once told me that "there are some holes worth throwing money into".
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I whole heartedly agree with this, but you need to pick your hole.
If it were your grandfathers gun he used to feed two generations the answer is yes.
If it is a one of a kind that is historically significant the answer may be yes. If it is truly a rusty loose dangerous piece with no provenance, half the parts missing and worth $50 on a good day the answer absolutely not. Look around for 3 months. There are scores of similar guns that are serviceable but tired and needing attention that can be purchased for a few hundred dollars. You will save half the cost of the renovation for a few hundred dollars.