Why NOT the taboo against refinishing Parker shotguns?

[Bill Murphy]

As far as utility, an A1 Special Parker is the value equivalent of a Mossburg 500. The last 99.9 percent of value for the Parker is collector value, not utility. A collector can like or not like any amount of refinish or originality that exists on a particular gun.

[John Davis]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

As far as utility, an A1 Special Parker is the value equivalent of a Mossburg 500. The last 99.9 percent of value for the Parker is collector value, not utility. A collector can like or not like any amount of refinish or originality that exists on a particular gun.

Bill, I know where you are going with this but I respectfully disagree. IMHO, there’s a huge difference in the quality of a Parker, any Parker, and a Mossburg, any Mossburg. And I ain’t walking up to the trap line toting a Mossburg.