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Originally posted by jerry6stl:

My personal pleasure is using the nicer SxS's of that era - that have been restored to as-new condition. I usually acquire them in fair to good condition, and then refinish, rework, or restock as necessary. None of them would really qualify as the "workingmans gun," but might have been owned by the local doctor or banker.

That is exactly what I do myself. Although the high grade guns are great to look at, as I work on these lesser guns, I wonder how many stories of days in the field and the Thanksgiving bird they could tell. I do my best to treat them with all the respect due to them for their years of faithful service.