Best is a grade of gun, say similar to a Fox DE grade. Is there a point a DE grade is no longer worth restoring? You betcha, but it will always be a DE no matter its condition. Would a high condition AE grade serve you better than a clapped out DE? Indeed it would. But that A will never be a D grade. Condition and original quality both matter a whole bunch but they a very different critters.

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