Jevaughn
Master
I inherited a 1940-something Remington model 31. It's got an amazing action on it and is in relatively good condition aside from the bluing isn't in the best shape and the stock could use refinishing. It's never been a safe queen and saw a fair amount of use when my dad was growing up. It's only real downside is the 30 inch barrel which makes the gun abnormally long. I know my dad loves bragging about dropping a deer at 80 yards with #7 shot when he was out hunting small game. It holds an incredibly tight pattern even at 100 yards.
I'm not much of a shotgun hunter, so that tight choke and long barrel are wasted on me. I'm debating on whether I should get the barrel cut down and beaded then completely re-blued/refinished or just leave it as is. From my research, the barrels were individually headspaced to the actions so even if you can find a barrel, it's not necessarily going to be a perfect fit like an 870 or Mossberg 500 would be. Do I leave it as a safe queen that won't get used or do I destroy the value by cutting it down to make it more usable and getting it completely refinished?
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I'm not much of a shotgun hunter, so that tight choke and long barrel are wasted on me. I'm debating on whether I should get the barrel cut down and beaded then completely re-blued/refinished or just leave it as is. From my research, the barrels were individually headspaced to the actions so even if you can find a barrel, it's not necessarily going to be a perfect fit like an 870 or Mossberg 500 would be. Do I leave it as a safe queen that won't get used or do I destroy the value by cutting it down to make it more usable and getting it completely refinished?
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