How the world has turned upside down. There was a time the barrels were considered the heartbeat of a gun and today it is the action . I know of a Purdey made in about 1845 that was converted to a breechloader in the '80's. The barrels were considered so important that Purdey made a one-off action just to save them!

On the topic at hand I consider any major alteration to negatively affect the value of a collector type arm, regardless of who does it. Itisn't part of the original gun.

Last edited by Joe Wood; 04/16/12 07:22 PM.
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