Who refurbishes shotguns?

cote_b said:
Anyone themselves or know of anyone who they’d recommend for refinishing/refurbishing an old savage single shot shotgun? I have one that I could never part with, but is looking rough these days. Finish mostly gone, trigger guard loose, stock scratched and chipped. Any help would be appreciated
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It just take time and some elbow grease. Don’t be in a rush and you will find doing it yourself quite satisfying.
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There are lots of good DIY videos on Youtube. I just finished a couple of single shot restorations myself and am very happy with the results. You'ld be surprized what you can do with cold blue and Tru-oil once you learn the technique.
 

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sillymike said:
It's hard to put $$ on sentimental value...
- Like the guy who spend a few $K to restore a Honda CT90, because it was his first bike...

It doesn't have to make sense, and we get older, the $ will often not be as important as the results we want
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I inherited my Dad's late 40's vintage Remington Model 11 (copy of the Browning A5). It's a two barrel set (Full + Skeet) in a fitted oak case. My mother bought it for him new for $100 as a birthday. The gun had been stored in a semi-damp attic so the barrels barrels and receiver had mild external pitting, the stock had some scratches from use (he hunted with it for years) and the forend had a medium split (like a lot of A5's & clones) plus a pellet imbedded in it from when Dad was shot accidentally by someone who thought he was a deer.:eek:

I repaired & finished the wood myself (including leaving the pellet in the forend) but sent the barrels & metal out to be professionally restored & refinished. It cost me $500 but the guy did an excellent job that I am very pleased with. The gun still works great and and I have a nice memento of my father which I can pass on to my son.

Sure it cost me 5 times what the gun was worth but the nostalgia value alone was worth it so I have absolutely no regrets. Money is only good for what you can buy with it, especially at my age.
 
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