It depends. I'll give you the standard answer. No one on the internet can make that determination, it takes a Gunsmith that knows about doubles and inspects the guns to give you that determination. It would be highly irresponsible to give you info on proof loads over the internet as well.

Since I buy restoration guns, (I'm not a gunsmith) I'll give you my opinion, and hopefully folks more expert will chip in as well.

If a gun is loose and/or off face, the last thing I would do is shoot it. There are several threads about that condition, as far as use of feeler gauges to give a general idea of how unsafe the gun is. I'll let another more expert person provide that degree of guidance.

Bakers are nice guns. I have several of them. Having said that, unless your guns are of higher grades, you'll never get your money back if you pay for restoration. One of the neat things about Bakers is that you can buy a lower grade model at a reasonable price. That's why they make such nice introductory Vintage shooters.

Pictures would be nice, it sounds like they're not in too bad condition, so they might be worth some degree of restoration, especially if you enjoy projects.

Regards
Ken


I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.