[quote=Shotgunlover
"That line thing is definitely a matter of aesthetics. Perazzi uses monobloc on their best and to me, and obviously to many others, they pass the beauty test".
The "best gun" level Perazzi's were the DHO(sidelock SxS) & SHO (sidelock o/u) & the few that I have seen & handled were not of monobloc construction. The SHO was demibloc construction & I am 99% sure the DHO was chopper lump construction but to be honest I never looked close enough to see for sure & I can't find a reference that says so. To my knowledge these guns are no longer available as Perazzi moved to more of a high volume production model but my point is that when they attempted to build a gun at the top level they didn't use the monobloc system as they were doing with their production line guns.
Note: I'll stand corrected re. the SHO as I did a google search & came up with a picture of a SHO that clearly has monobloc bbls. It's difficult to be knowledgeable about the SHO & DHO with so few of these guns around & Lippard's book isn't of great help.
Anyway, to keep on topic I think repairs on any gun should be done with the concept of returning it to the original quality level as best you possibly can & your pocket book allows. On fine guns, if people can't afford to repair them to the original quality level I wish they would pass the gun on to someone who can rather than butchering them. I would prefer new bbls of original construction but I can accept sleeved bbls done to a very high level.
Last edited by Brittany Man; 08/09/13 11:25 AM. Reason: error in content
