The restoration looks very tasteful and well done, even looks like he used a real Ithaca sunburst pad, a nice touch. Guys, these Ithacas are hunting guns first and foremost. Ithaca didn't make a field gun that was meant to be a collectors item, it was made to hunt and hunt hard. If the stock head was punky and oil soaked, pad worn out, hardened, mishapen, the checkering worn flat and the metal in need of new blacking....then what the hell? I see no issue with restoring a gun like if its tastefully done, its not like the guy used a drill to port the barrels or had it restocked with birds eye maple. It looks as if the gun just came off the dealers shelf, was unwrapped, and is now on its way to a marsh full of ducks....... the way it should be.
Dustin
