Originally Posted by Longhunter_1
Anyone have any advice on how to make my bright new Browning model 1895 Winchester look old. Don't tell me to use it for years and let it age natural because at 81 years old I don't have the time to do that...


At 74 I understand about not having enough time to do it the right way, and about playing devil's advocate. But it just seems wrong to turn anything into something it is not, to intentionally create a fake, a phony, from a replica. What possible joy can there be in fooling others into believing the wear was honestly hard earned?

No. Instead it would be more honest to simply trade it towards an authentic original.


"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon

"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg