I am a believer in "Restore."
The British have their guns refurbished every few years by qualified gunsmiths, while Americans say "Don't TOUCH it!"
Well, for those who wish to do that, I say fine. It's your gun.
However, if I had a wonderful older side by side that needed fixing to be shootable, I would do it.
They were made for shooting, not just to hang over a fireplace.
One cannot "buy another barrel" at reasonable price for an old Parker or Fox. But, there are those of us who think the good old American Standard of "Full and Rifle Full" are just too much in this age of much better shot shells.
I will probably be chastised for this inexact quote, but a great English Shooter of legend was once asked how his gun was choked and he replied "Full and Full, Sir." Upon his death, someone measured the gun, only to find it was choked cylinder/cylinder.
Open the chokes if you wish.....with my only proviso to be use a damn good gunsmith, not some shade tree butcher.
Sam Ogle, Lincoln, NE
