Hi,

Just wondering what people's thoughts were regarding refinishing worn blue, rust, etc on older guns?

I don't think there are too many would have a problem with re-bluing a well worn 27-2 or 60s era model 14 but what about refinishing a 1940s vintage M & P?

These guns are not rare but have a lot of history and many have seen military service but is that really enough reason to leave them in a banged up state? I am sure the original owners tried to keep them in good repair...it is only age and neglect that has let them get into a shoddy state so is it a bad thing to want to restore them to former glory?

I heard a good analogy a couple of weeks back at a gun show - if you owned a classic car would you just let it rust away or would you restore it? ...I'm thinking restoration.

As you can probably tell, I am indecisive about a possible restoration project...any thoughts will be greatly appreciated

Mike