Thanks for all the responses. I haven't shot the gun on paper yet, but I will. That will tell the true story. I've owned the gun for many years. My uncle gave it to me when I was 18 or 19 years old. I shot it a few times but never hunted with it. I had graded Parkers for my hunting. He must have oiled the hell out of the gun over the years because the head of the stock was oil soaked and pulpy. The tip wood was cracked. It sat for many years, but I recently decided to restore it. I bought an original Trojan stock and Brian sold me an original Trojan tip. I've restored the barrels and wood and now just need to recut the checkering to finish it up. I like to do all my checkering at once and so when I complete restoring the other two guns I am working on, I'll do the checkering on all. Then on to the next batch of guns waiting for restoration. I like to work three guns at a time.
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