I just picked up a "New Aubrey" today, ser# 38733 on barrels and receiver. I bought it off the estate of a friend. It's a 16 Ga with 27" Damascus barrels choked mod and full (measured constriction of approx. .020" and .030"; don't see any choke markings) 2.5" chambers and short forcing cones. Lots of little dings and scratches, but clean bores and otherwise amazingly good condition. Pretty wood too. Didn't think it had Damascus barrels at first since they're blued (!?) I'll most likely have the barrels refinished. I'd like to refinish the stock too so I can get rid of the oil staining and buff out some of the scratches, but would that ruin the value? Also, would I diminish it's value by lengthening the chambers and forcing cones? What about opening the chokes? I'd like to use it for skeet, but I could just get 28 Ga tubes for it.
I'll try to get some pics up.
