I like shooting my old guns as much as the next guy, but provided you got a second set of modern bbls that could handle the pressures of new ammo, the rest of the old gun would sure take a beating and create a whole new set of problems(wood, frame, lock blot).
Don't know how much shooting you intend on doing but this is how I dealt with the issue
Win mod 23 XTR pigeon grade 30"..3"mag now I just pound away without guilt ,..2500 bucks solved the problem and I'm still shooting a SXS
CJ
Last edited by C. J. Opacak; 01/24/08 12:41 PM.