I do not think you will hurt the value a ton, you will narrow the market of buyers some I believe. In reading your I am not 100% sure if the gun in question is a pigeon gun but I believe it is, I think the potential buyers of pigeon guns may be more accepting to screw in chokes than your average buyer of a British upland gun. In short, probably not the end of the world if done properly.

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