An interesting topic. I recently almost paid for an older Remington side by side in Washington State. The seller was or is Cabelas. The gun looked good to me but after I consulted with this forum I found the fore end was not original to the gun so I did not purchase the firearm. Our knowledgeable forum individuals make this site very valuable. What concerns me about of some so called gun brookers is their lack of knowledge regarding the safety of a older firearm. I bought two Baker hammer guns that were off face, pitted barrels etc. They were both very cheap as they should be. What concerned me is the person that sold the guns thought they could be fired as long as they were "cleaned up". A very scary thought considering if an uneducated person particularly a young person would have bought this gun thinking it was okay to fire it. I'm glad I took both these guns out if circulation.
