ANFgrouser,
The advice Kutter gave is pretty much what I would have said, so there is no reason to repeat it. I will say these old Stevens ( under whatever name)guns are good working guns that have well served the majority of everyday hunters for many years. The plain work and lack of finely finished surfaces are precisely what kept them going when others were dropping out of the market because the demand couldn't keep up with the cost of producing them. Said in another way, you have no reason to be ashamed of this gun.
Mike
