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Just my opinion.
Based on 35 years of SxS shoot attendance.
Every shoot but a couple that cost a shooter more than $100.00 (including shells) will struggle.

In the LP of MI we have many, mostly well attended, that acknowledge the reality that these customers are cost sensitive.
Fuel, cartridges, targets, and then rooms and meals, push the most ambitious shots away from attending.

The TofT shoot (great venue and people) was a perfect example of reaching too far.

I enjoyed shooting there, but I have good ears, and heard avg SxS shooters discussing it (+ and -)for many years after.

Prove everyone wrong!

You've got to love the knots !!

If you want those barrels to look good again and correct, they’ll have to be polished and all of that old blacking removed. Anything else would be half assed. I don’t like putting new rust blacking over old, worn or heavily patina’d blacking. It never blends right, especially when you look at the barrels in good light. Easier to just strip it all off and start with clean bare metal.

Dustin

SOLD Very respectable DH grade Parker, english stock , skeleton butt, tight and sound. 30 in, full and x-full, 14 in LOP, 2.75 DAH, 1 5/8 DAC.
#2 frame. Discoloration of wood around skeleton butt, and a trace of blemish ( i mean a micro speck ) in the left bore 6 inches from the muzzle. I wouldn't give it a split second of thought, I don't believe it was honed, altered or touched in anyway. Clean survivor.
SOLD

"Cerakote? Really? And you are asking about originality issues?"
I'm not really even remotely considering Cerakote, just put it out there to see what kind of response I'd get.

My real question is do you think the barrels have already been reblued at some point in their life?

I personally will not be doing the re-blue - if it is done, it will be done correctly - it would be sent off to someone that specializes in re-blueing.

That walnut blank will make some nice turkey calls. Several years ago, I purchased a similar blank determined unfit for a gunstock blank that worked out well for making turkey calls. By the time you cut and turn down the wood, most of the imperfections are gone. Anyway, it worked out with the blank I tried.

I SOLD a neat little L.C. Smith -- Grade 3E, 26 in Nitro Steel Barrels, English stock, Monogram grade checkering. Clean and respectable gun. SOLD

Those TV shows where they dredge rivers and find logs that have been underwater for 100 years or more are interesting. Years ago I could have been one of three guys at my club to have a Silver Seitz trap gun made from the same tree of Birdseye curly maple. But at $12,000, I had to pass. 😔

And Winchester 209 primers are back out!! 😊

Slightly off topic but related. You think common reloading powders are expensive, take a look at Blackhorn 209 muzzleloading powder. This stuff has a going rate of $80 to $100 for 8oz's. Even at these prices for a half pound, it's impossible to find & usually sells out as fast as someone gets it in stock.

Looks like no responses so far.
All I know is that the Webley 700 boxlocks have a hinge pin that is not removable, but can be built up with some TiG welding and then ground down to size, which is expensive.

Over to you, gunsmiths...

yeah!

Like my local fireman said, "So many variables." And it says, right in Marc Ret's third post that ammunition is safe, "if it IS NOT IN THE CHAMBER OF A FIREARM. 🙄

Bluing?
I would call that 'patina', the signs of a useful life in the field, many exceptional adventures. Leave it as it is.

You should see the barrels of my 1946 Webley 600 boxlock ...

HB

I always say, "If you wait until you need something to buy it, you pay too much".
Mike

I agree with canvasback about the Cerakote. The blemishes remind me of a blue job carried out in winter(poor) light. The barrels can be de-greased with acetone after disassembly and the barrels re-blued without re-polishing. A couple passes of slow rust bluing, carefully done in good light should do the job, without a lot of time or expense. Polishing is what takes the most time and where the most likelihood of damage lies.
Mike

If I read the number correctly, the tubeset weighed 1410 grammes on the final pass.

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Cerakote? Really? And you are asking about originality issues?


Go ahead and blue them. Not particularly a collectible and if it’s a shooter, at some point proper maintenance trumps cult of originality.

Edit to add: I don't in any way mean to slag the gun. Sounds like a really nice one. But that isn't the issue.

I just called my fire department and asked about ammunition going off in a fire. He said there are many variables about staying in a house that has ammunition going off. But one thing he did say was that a bullet going off in a fire "COULD DEFINITELY PENETRATE THEIR CLOTHING. 1000%". Unquote. Nuff said. Have a nice day.

Does this match AaronN's post #645945 ? Gun by Hedeline.

Barrels are 28,5". Toplever opens to the right. The stock is cast on and length of pull is 13.75". That's short for me but the bead is perfectly visible with no rib showing. I'll need to pattern it to see what adjustments if any, are needed. Weight is 6 lb 6 oz.

This isn't a SxS event but Back Forty puts on a bunny shoot this weekend and next. To say they are Not your typical rabbit targets is an understatement. The clays themselves might be rabbit clays but they are thrown, rolled dropped in all manner of ways. I normally hate rabbit targets but I went last year and had a blast. He usually draws over 300 shooters over the course of the 2 weekends. It cost $55 and includes lunch.

Woods and Meadow Side by Side Classic
June 27-29, 2024
EVENT DETAILS
The main event is Friday and Saturday and must be shot with a side by side. It includes an 80-target Sporting Clays, 80-target Upland Double Flush, 30-target 5-Stand, and a 30-target Pigeon Ring. Main event is squadded and is limited to 150 people! Lewis class will be available.
Open shooting on Thursday includes a 14-station sporting clays course, a practice 5-stand, and the All Bore course. Any type of gun can be used on Thursday, except if shooting the All Bore course for score.
An additional side event will be available Friday and Saturday, as well as the All Bore course.
Onsite dry camping is available. No reservations are needed. Please look to our website for other lodging options in the area.
The clays course is just over a mile. If you are interested in renting a golf cart, please indicate so on your registration form. Otherwise, you are more than welcome to bring your own golf cart, ATV, or UTV.
Vendors are welcome. We will provide tables in our enclosed shop. If you need a separate tent, please let us know ahead of time.
Hamburgers and brats will be available for purchase during lunch time on Friday and Saturday. Saturday night we will bring in a local food truck that serves brisket and pulled pork. Payment for Saturday dinner should be sent in with your registration.
Visit our website for more information: woodsandmeadow.com
If you have any questions, please call the clubhouse at 608-378-4223 or email: woodsandmeadowclays@gmail.com

Woods and Meadow
N4335 Potter Rd.
Warrens, WI 54666
PRICING
Events
Price
Thursday

Sporting Clays (uses counter system)

Per Target
$0.40
100 Targets
approx. $40
Practice 5-Stand (25 targets)
$10
All Bore (30 targets)
$15
Maker's Challenge??
$15


Friday & Saturday

Main Event (220 targets)
$250
All Bore (30 targets)
$15
Maker's Challenge??
$15
Make-a-Break (24 targets)
$10


Main Event Lewis
$10
Saturday Dinner
$15

https://www.woodsandmeadow.com/side-side