Gun too nice to shoot?

[TheWaterboy]

586 I found on armslist

 

[Kanewpadle]

Shoot it. A lot. Needs more breaking in.

 

[billwill]

The more you shoot it the better it will look and you will have bigger smile on your face!

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Protocall_Design]

Looks like a safe queen to me...

 

[Rpg]

There are blued guns that are too nice to shoot.

 

[walkin jack]

Too nice NOT to shoot...

 

[oink]

That thing must have spent some time in bilge water. Saltwater bilge water. What's the bore look like?

 

[TheWaterboy]

Too scared to ask

 

[rwsmith]

I say shoot it....

....but then if I had Lee Oswald's Carcano I'd be down at the range fast testing it's virtues as a rapid repeating sniper rifle.

Historical value....what's that?


OK, I'm not that bad, but all of my guns are shooters.

 

[BC38]

If the bore and mechanicals are good, then it looks like a perfect candidate for Durablue, or Gunkote, or Cerracote to me.
Smooth out the pitted areas the best you can, then coat it.
Might not look great, but it would look better, and it would be protected enough to shoot without further damage.

 

[notsofast]

I'd clean it, shoot it, and clean it again b4 shooting it some more.

 

[RMFnLA]

If the bore and mechanicals are good, then it looks like a perfect candidate for Durablue, or Gunkote, or Cerracote to me.
Smooth out the pitted areas the best you can, then coat it.
Might not look great, but it would look better, and it would be protected enough to shoot without further damage.

Agreed.

A good bead blasting first and you will have a terrific shooter.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Welcome aboard from Wyoming.

All of mine are shooters; some I just haven't gotten around to yet.

Every queen should be able to use a shovel and a chain saw.

 

[Sebring Pop]

Unless you intend to sell it, shoot it because the person you leave it to will shoot the living daylights out of it.

 

[gman51]

That gun hasn't been a safe queen by the looks of it. That's a shooter and yeah durablue could do wonders for it. I have used durablue on a rifle and a semi auto handgun that both turned out looking darn good.

 

[bigggbbruce]

That thing has had a hard life.. refinished then abused again..

 

[Camster]

A gun that rough has to be shot.It's not like the pleasure of owning it will be as eye candy.

 

[Dave Lively]

If its too nice to shoot its too nice to buy.

That one should be fine but I have to wonder what the bore looks like.

 

[Laketime]

Foolish not to have white golves one while fondeling it.