Before I'd ever spend the money on restocking any old gun like that, the rest of the gun had better be in pretty darn good shape, or I also have to be willing to go all in on restoring the rest of the gun. Getting a quality restock is a pretty expensive proposition if it's to be done correctly.... I have seen a lot of Brian's work either on this site, or FB, and it appears to be first rate, so anything he says I'd pretty much take as the good.
For a VH, to do a full blown quality restore, you will have way more into the gun, than it's ever going to be worth. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do it, because sentimentality, and other things come into play there. If you are capable of doing the work yourself.... That makes the decision easier, but most of us are not quality antigue run restoration experts, and it's time consuming work.
Best of luck with it.
__________________
The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish. - Sam Snead
|
Threaded Mode