I won't sell a gun that has issues without disclosing them LF. And every gun I sell has a 3 day inspection period.
Let's think about your question. If shooting steel causes scoring, bulges, or looseness, that would be obvious and disclosed. If it doesn't cause any of those things, then there is nothing to disclose, other than perhaps the gun has been "proven" on steel shot, making it somewhat useful. If you are suggesting that shooting steel somehow damages the gun in ways that cannot be detected, then I would be interested to hear more about that theory. Could you be more specific?
This gun is living on borrowed time. It has had the entire wrist section cut out and replaced. The bores have been honed out to .790. The chokes have been taken out to nothing in the right, about .015 in the left. The extractor is currently not working (although I plan to fix that). The forend hook has been resoldered by an idiot. I plan to fix that too. The gun is tight, has some engraving, and is not pitted (the bbls, near the muzzles, have been sanded by another idiot (maybe the same one) probably to remove rust, leaving 180 grit sanding marks in the metal), that's about all in the positive column. It's not practical for anything but pass shooting, due to its weight and nearly 4" of drop. I plan to shoot the gun, and someday, yes, I may sell it on, if it is still shootable and if I can't hit well with it. If not, I will sell it for parts. If this were a high grade gun or a gun in excellent shape, or if I thought it worth restoring, would I take it out in Oregon weather and shoot steel with it? No. It's a $500 gun with no future. I plan to enjoy it and perhaps learn something in the meanwhile (that I will be happy to share with the bb).
If you would like to "rescue" this gun, do so soon because the ducks are in the valley! I can always use my Ithaca Mag 10, but I do like having a choice of chokes and that sxs sight picture.
Last edited by doublegunhq; 11/10/06 01:57 PM.
