Win 97 ; thanks dad!

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My father decreed that this is my gun now. It was his Uncle Skip's but when the registery came into effect, it and a Bubba'd Long Branch got handed down to him and now to me. Actually my son got the Long Branch but I think that I got the better of the two.
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28 inch full choke, man-factored in '56 or '57. Making it one of the last runs.
It had a broken ejector but the magazine spring out of a dead M-98 was a donor of the spring steel.
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I'm not an avid shotgunner but I still thought that this was a fine gun and wanted to share my good fortune with the Gunnutz.
It's never been refinished; it's not perfect but definitely in good shape.
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Thanks for looking.
Tokguy
 
Gee , I love those old shotguns . They were just built so much more solidly than today's .
I had a friends new Mossberg in my hands the other day , and , although it was just as heavy as the old ones , the action seemed cheap and crappy in comparison .
Seems the more expensive ones are way better , but in the old days they were all built like tanks .
 
Nice gun, I had one a few years back and sold it for a 100 bucks. It wasn't as nice. Kick my self in ass every time I see one.
 
struff55 said:
You do not need to refinish the wood no sand paper just get some boiled linseed oil and rub into the wood and it will rejuvenate just fine.
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I know what you are saying about sanding, struff55 but if you are rubbing any kind of oil, you have to remove that , I call it poor varnish finish or whatever in h--ll that they used on the last 97's made and a lot of Winchesters made in that time frame. If I was doing it, I would use use paint- varnish remover NOT the water wash it away kind, and fine steel wool , DON'T follow directions on the can and let it soak and scrub till the bare wood shows. that scabby varnish comes off really easy. little turpentine on a cloth to get rid of remover residue, little 000 steel wooling, and then do exactly what you are saying boiled linseed oil with a smidgin of spar varnish in it and rub and let dry and rub and so on. If white-light wood does show you may have to give it a stain, but just a little brown leather stain on a cloth will do it. Just my two cents and I don't know much :confused: just been there done that on one of those . no matter what you do, very nice old gun. Cheers
 
Awesome looking 1897! Personally, I think you should leave the stock as is! It still looks great, and its original. Nice score!
 
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