ChromDome
Member
I just came into possession of a Savage Model 24 overunder .410/.22lr.
The gun belonged to my grandfather and has been sitting in an attic for 20 years. He passed about 20 years ago but I still have many fond memories of squirrel hunting with him when I was young...this is the gun he would give me to carry. Needless to say, this particular gun has lots of sentimental value to me.
The gun is not in very good shape: The exterior of the barrels has a light ammount of spotting rusting on it. Both bores look decent to my untrained eye. The wood of the stock is in terrible shape with the laquer worn off in many places. The brushed metal finish on the reciever is ok with a few scratches it has a nice engraving of a running fox on one side and a phesant on the ither. The hard plastic butt plate is broken.
I would like to restore this gun to as good a condition as possible which means getting the light layer of rusting off the barrels and restoring the stock.
I'm torn between trying to do this myself and having a gunsmith do the work for me. On one hand, I've never tried to restore a gun, I have done some VERY basic gunsmitthing and am not afraid to try...Also it just feels like I owe it to my grandfather to do it myself...thats what he always taught me to do. On the other hand, I'm not sure I want to learn with this particular gun...I don't want to ruin this gun.
I would like to hear your opinions.
The gun belonged to my grandfather and has been sitting in an attic for 20 years. He passed about 20 years ago but I still have many fond memories of squirrel hunting with him when I was young...this is the gun he would give me to carry. Needless to say, this particular gun has lots of sentimental value to me.
The gun is not in very good shape: The exterior of the barrels has a light ammount of spotting rusting on it. Both bores look decent to my untrained eye. The wood of the stock is in terrible shape with the laquer worn off in many places. The brushed metal finish on the reciever is ok with a few scratches it has a nice engraving of a running fox on one side and a phesant on the ither. The hard plastic butt plate is broken.
I would like to restore this gun to as good a condition as possible which means getting the light layer of rusting off the barrels and restoring the stock.
I'm torn between trying to do this myself and having a gunsmith do the work for me. On one hand, I've never tried to restore a gun, I have done some VERY basic gunsmitthing and am not afraid to try...Also it just feels like I owe it to my grandfather to do it myself...thats what he always taught me to do. On the other hand, I'm not sure I want to learn with this particular gun...I don't want to ruin this gun.
I would like to hear your opinions.