The problem is everyone was in grade school or younger when the restoration occurred. The fact that Pachmayr did the work would leave me to believe the gun was shootable after the work was completed. The friend who was in possesion of the gun, was fairly well off and felt terrible about the fire. It was a big deal to have the gun restored at all and a bigger deal to take it to Pachmayr. My father-inlaw had told him to forget about it.