I'm reviving this classic thread for another question.
I have seen many guns where, I felt they were paying me to take the gun. Take any 12 BLNE that has been sleeved, in today's market you'd never recoupe the cost of sleeving. I consider those guns (especially the BLEs) a tremendous value.
With the growth of non-toxic shot requirements for bird hunting in the US, I've gotten tired of using my modern guns for steel. I'd much rather be using a British game gun. I shoot enough at birds that Nice Shot isn't practical.
I've thought about buying a recently-sleeved and (maybe) refinished gun in England, adjusting the chokes to the proper constriction, and having it reproofed for steel. Would you guys expect that a top notch modern sleeving job would pass a steel proof?
