Was it a waste of time? Hell No! Successful Restore!
First, I want to thank all of you who responded to my initial post. AND, I especially want to thank those who referred me to Bill Schwarz as an excellent restoring gunsmith.
In my initial post, I questioned whether trying to restore the gun was a waste of time. I got some good guidance from this group.
Today, I picked up the gun from Bill. I had no idea what kind of restoration awaited me. It was beyond my best expectations! It could not have been the same gun!
It is beautiful, and he proofed it with RTS shells, so I can shoot it—-if RTS and their peers ever get back into production from supply chain problems.
There are some “before” photos earlier in this thread. I will post some “after” photos shortly.
Meanwhile, I cannot recommend Bill Schwarz any more highly. Thanks again to those who connected me to him.
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