Doug, in keeping with past practices and my outlook about these guns, every deficiency that could be attributed to lack of or poor care over decades will be addressed immediately.
That will include at a minimum a proper strip and clean, assessment of the ejectors, re-bluing of the barrels (from what I can tell from the pics), repair of the missing forend tip and a sympathetic refinishing of all the wood that includes removal of all the oil from the head and glass bedding for accurate fit and long term strength. Any other problems discovered during this precess will be dealt with properly by smiths competent to work on this gun.
I try to use my guns and this one will be no exception. What I won't do is change the LOP by either cutting or adding a pad of any sort.
PS. Written by James while I was logged in
Mike
