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<blockquote data-quote="NikatKimber" data-source="post: 914090" data-attributes="member: 423"><p>Sorry for the annoying thread, kinda. I was finding myself learning in the other thread. *gasp* I know, I swore I'd never do that again after graduating college, but it was interesting to me. I used to be firmly in the camp of "don't mess with the older guns" but I found myself thinking, OK, the old K98 Mausers are cool, but if I was going to use one for hunting or range, I'd want to put a new stock on it, free float the barrel, or completely rebarrel it, and mount a scope on it. And for a long time now, I've thought "why the heck not?" when it comes to refinishing guns. So then along comes GED's thread, and I'm thinking, what's so sacred about a lever gun? Especially a modern production gun like the Marlin 336?</p><p></p><p>So, the more I think about it, I see less and less "wrong" with the SxS with the light and optic. I mean, I have no mental block to someone refinishing an older gun, so why not do it the most functional way for the owner? For me, I'd probably start with a Mossy 88 if I was building a budget HD shotgun, but if someone had grown up shooting break open shotguns, and was fast and proficient with them, why NOT modify one for better HD use?</p><p></p><p>So, while this thread may be annoying to those already set in one camp or the other, maybe it will help some people to make a more educated opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NikatKimber, post: 914090, member: 423"] Sorry for the annoying thread, kinda. I was finding myself learning in the other thread. *gasp* I know, I swore I'd never do that again after graduating college, but it was interesting to me. I used to be firmly in the camp of "don't mess with the older guns" but I found myself thinking, OK, the old K98 Mausers are cool, but if I was going to use one for hunting or range, I'd want to put a new stock on it, free float the barrel, or completely rebarrel it, and mount a scope on it. And for a long time now, I've thought "why the heck not?" when it comes to refinishing guns. So then along comes GED's thread, and I'm thinking, what's so sacred about a lever gun? Especially a modern production gun like the Marlin 336? So, the more I think about it, I see less and less "wrong" with the SxS with the light and optic. I mean, I have no mental block to someone refinishing an older gun, so why not do it the most functional way for the owner? For me, I'd probably start with a Mossy 88 if I was building a budget HD shotgun, but if someone had grown up shooting break open shotguns, and was fast and proficient with them, why NOT modify one for better HD use? So, while this thread may be annoying to those already set in one camp or the other, maybe it will help some people to make a more educated opinion. [/QUOTE]
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