No, I always provide as much advice as I think helpful on a job. To date I have never re-colour hardened an action on a project.

Some things I won't do. I have refused to sell a gun with a 15" original all wood stock to someone who wanted me to cut it to 14 1/4". I have also turned down requests to de-activate nice working hammer guns so people can hang them over the fireplace. There will be other examples that don't spring to mind. When people come to me, I try to provide a service that helps them, rather than just do what they want - regardless of the wisdom involved.

If you want someone to put a rubber recoil pad on your Purdey hammer gun and cut the barrels down to 27", go to someone else.

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