I have two winchester model 12 12ga. Field grade guns and I'm thinking of having one or both refinished or restored. One is from the 50's and one is a nickle steel gun from the 20's. the 1950's gun is full choke 30 inch and is in a little better shape than the other, the 20's gun is 28 in mod choke. Both have almost no bluing left.
I don't think they have much value as collector pieces.
Any recommendations on who to send it too.
I also have a bag of parts that is a complet M 12 mod choke 28 in. That I was told was recovered from a house fire. The barrel is toast, bad pitting. I think the rest might be salvageable, with a new barrel. Would the receiver need to be Rockwell tested to make sure it's safe?
The nickle steel needs a special bluing process, or you will end up with a purple barrel.
Make sure that the person you use can do nickle steel.
