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<blockquote data-quote="ofbandg" data-source="post: 1966144" data-attributes="member: 91402"><p>Personally, I don't see restorations as viable for real hunting rifles. If you put all the work and money in to make them look like they once did, you end up with a rifle you are afraid to really hunt with because exposing it to the abuse of hunting puts all of that work in jeopardy. The rifle them becomes a wall-hanger or safe queen. Revering the past and holding on to memories can be a good thing but it can also be a waste of good resources. I have guns that have been in my family for almost a hundred years. They have been improved to make them useful in modern hunting and their history just adds to the joy of using them. The previous owners, all of whom I knew, didn't treat them as anything more than tools to be maintained and used, and neither will I.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ofbandg, post: 1966144, member: 91402"] Personally, I don't see restorations as viable for real hunting rifles. If you put all the work and money in to make them look like they once did, you end up with a rifle you are afraid to really hunt with because exposing it to the abuse of hunting puts all of that work in jeopardy. The rifle them becomes a wall-hanger or safe queen. Revering the past and holding on to memories can be a good thing but it can also be a waste of good resources. I have guns that have been in my family for almost a hundred years. They have been improved to make them useful in modern hunting and their history just adds to the joy of using them. The previous owners, all of whom I knew, didn't treat them as anything more than tools to be maintained and used, and neither will I. [/QUOTE]
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