Thanks. I have to admit that I am dissappointed that this has turned into such a complicated issue with this gun. I had really hoped that I could turn this into an occasional shooter and at least shoot some clays with it for fun. From all the advice I have received so far, I am not sure that is possible or adviseable.
Whoa! No one said it is not a shooter. I do think pictures would help. Because it is not a 6 figure gun does not mean you can not go out and take a few squirrel, quail, clay targets with it.
Some of the responses have been a bit tongue in check. Please do not be put off by them.
There was a flood of shotguns in the marketplace at the time ( which we can only guess at for the moment ) it was produced. The majority of guns from that era can be thought of as "hardware store guns" or "catalog guns". They served to fill a niche. Many of them are great symbols of Americana and an age long gone by.
I am not sure what your dad paid for it. When it was new on the shelf, it most likely sold for under $10.00. It most likely was used to put meat on the table for some family during hard times. In has certainly been cared for enough that today it is all in one piece and not pile of splinters and rust. Given all that, if it is in decent condition, it should be cleaned up and taken out a few more times. After all that is why your Dad bought it for you. For him to come into your home and see it on display would make it worth more any gun you could ever own.
Pete
