Originally Posted By: HammerGuy
Those with an 'aversion' to sleeved barrels, because of their lack of originality - does that extend then to guns with new barrels too? How about a new stock? Are you saying, "If it isn't the way it was when it came off the bench all those years ago, I'm not particularly interested"?



Very good topic and would be interesting to get others take on it. From an originality standpoint it sullys the gun, but from a use standpoint it improves it. Restocked and rebarreled by the maker if at all possible lends a lot to provenance and desirability. There is an ass for every hat though, so the collector guys can be patient, while us mortals can pick the less pristine or born anew

-Clif Watkins