I agree that this gun can be saved and is well worth saving. Here's some excellent advice from the original Thread on this Remington:

Originally Posted By: KY Jon
At one time that was a very, very nice gun. Now it is a gun needing careful consideration of what to do to, or with it. Either selective restoration, full restoration or just leave as it is. There are only a select few up to that level of restoration work.


Unfortunately, there are a lot of gunsmiths out there who could make this gun worse. Careful consideration is needed. I hope you'll keep us posted.

A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.