When you send a bespoke gun to the maker, or a craftsman approved by the maker, it comes back fixed but looking untouched. That is the wonder of high class work.
Americans seem obsesses with "factory original". in these pages are posts marking down a Browning Superposed for not having the original butt plate. For us that is strange. Regulating the stock and chokes is part of making the gun truly personal. Look at classifieds in old English magazines and invariably they mention altering the USED shotguns offered for sale to suit the buyer. If it is not fitted and choked to suit, it will not do the job. Collector value is irrelevant to a shooting gun and in any case, legitimate alterations should not diminish value.
Last edited by Shotgunlover; 12/15/13 04:06 AM.
