Lee,
There is quite a bit of wood outside the edge of the butt plate. I haven't placed the calipers on it but probably between 1/8" - 1/4". Would it hurt the value to refinish the wood on this?
THAT much???? Something's wrong there.. You sure it's the original one?
Btw: this thing locks up like a vault....very little field use is my guess.
Robert
Yeah, they had a decent system of barrel lockup.. Mine got TONS of use when I was young.. Still closes as tight as a Dutchman's wallet..
Pristine value on these (410) runs about $400.. Obviously a tad more if you have box, tags etc.. But even refinished, if done well, won't detract much from the value.. Maybe $50.. These aren't like a pre-'64 M70, where values drop by half if refinished, so if you want to restore/preserve it I'd say gopherit..
