Hi All
I have a 30-30 Winchester that was used by my grandfather. He used it for hunting, protection, etc. when he was logging in northern Ontario in the 1930's. The gun was passed down to my father and then to me. The last time I had fired this gun was when I was in high school, some 20 years ago. Since then I believe it has seen some use by my cousins or my brother hunting deer. But in the last 10 years the gun has been in my possession locked away in a dry secure place. Once a year I'd take it out and clean it and oil it up and put it away. Now this gun has had a full life. The story passed down to me was that this gun originally was used by the RCMP before my grandfather got it. The finish is pitted and scared, the action less that crisp, but there is no rust on the exterior inside the barrel. I'd like to take it to the range, but wonder if it should be off to a gunsmith for a look over. What do you think? Should every gun that has been sitting more that 10 years see a smith before the range?
I have a 30-30 Winchester that was used by my grandfather. He used it for hunting, protection, etc. when he was logging in northern Ontario in the 1930's. The gun was passed down to my father and then to me. The last time I had fired this gun was when I was in high school, some 20 years ago. Since then I believe it has seen some use by my cousins or my brother hunting deer. But in the last 10 years the gun has been in my possession locked away in a dry secure place. Once a year I'd take it out and clean it and oil it up and put it away. Now this gun has had a full life. The story passed down to me was that this gun originally was used by the RCMP before my grandfather got it. The finish is pitted and scared, the action less that crisp, but there is no rust on the exterior inside the barrel. I'd like to take it to the range, but wonder if it should be off to a gunsmith for a look over. What do you think? Should every gun that has been sitting more that 10 years see a smith before the range?
