They always chip and crack and do all kinds of things. My question is whether to just live with it or change it.
Case in point is a Pigeon grade trap gun. Long tang, round knob, very pretty wood. Gun blue and finish are almost as new but the damn stock was hunted a bit and has numerous scars which are mostly finish deep. So, leave it "original" or go ahead and take off the synthetic finish they put on and use a nice modern rubbed oil finish? Which will affect the value and which am I most comfortable with personally. Thoughts? Regards, Jake
