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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 03-Feb-2023 11:20:09 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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   @jay_k @GabeLakmann @Evil_Bender @Lover @RadixVerum @Boomerman @RedKaiser Like here’s an example of something that’s better kept than “restored”. This was a “Sedgley Sporter” made after WWI with the plentiful 1903, whomade these guns from 1916 to 1938.

   He was a Philly gunsmith who otok Winchester high-wall receivers and rebarreled them with winchester barrels after cleaning off all the original markings. He did pretty good euro walnut stocks and excellent Lyman sights to match. People called him the “poor man’s Griffin & Howe”, which is actually high praise for the era. Value 5 years ago was from $1600-2500, so today likely a good deal more.

   Kinda painful to imagine how many good, beautiful pieces of work are being “returned” to look just like any other POS 1903 when they’re far, far rarer

   But if it’s a bubba job from 1985 then rock on, just give ‘er a look over and make sure you don’t magically have something of real enduring quality. Gun nerds are dumb, they’ll toss excellent stuff thinking they’re upgrading to the next, better thing….only to kick themselves later because they gave up something wonderful. (I.e. the guys who traded in Colt Snakes for Glocks in the 90’s)