Crack in stock question.
After acquiring my Parker, my intent was to shoot it. However after receiving my research letter and finding out it was originally bought and shot by a professional competition trap shooter I am questioning what I should do.
I noticed a hairline crack in the stock. It starts up by where the safety inlays into the stock and runs downward into the checkering...
Before I begin to shoot it I would like to do something about this problem before it gets worse.
1. Should I have the stock and fore-end refinished? If so, will that bring down the value because it is no longer original? And no longer scratches etc. that show history of the gun...
2. Would it make more sense to buy a replacement stock (Macon?) and use this while I shoot it and set the original/unmolested stock and fore-end aside?
* I do like how the original Monte Carlo stock feels and Macon does not make one...
What are your opinions? Thanks!
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