Welcome to the wonderful world of W.W. Greener. I've been a fan for a long time. This firms wonderful Facile Princeps and G-guns are some of the best made, balanced, and finely finished guns out there dollar for dollar or pound for pound. The really nice thing is...the insides are finished just as well, if not better than the outsides, even on the lowly empire/colonial grades, its a treat everytime one of these Greeners gets opened up. I even like the side-safety! If you want to re-brown the barrels, then by all means do so, you are a professional and know exactly what you are doing. I personally like to see and appreciate the damascus pattern and enjoy the looks of freshly finished chocolatey brown damascus.
My Greener FH25 circa 1910 was somewhat of a wreck when I bought it, the stock was cracked at the head and thru the wrist, but the metal was excellent, the screws unturned and the action was tight and smack on the face. Stocked it, re-blacked the barrels and trigger guard. I shoot this gun all the time, its one of my favorites.
Dustin
