I'm with George. The LaPour, Timney and re crown are class items. The rest of the "modern improvements" are bubba. Rubber peels. I'm not sure of Duracoat, but I am sure of blue. I have a pair of 52 year old Browning shotguns that have been hunted in light rain, drizzle, freezing drizzle and snow. ( I don't hunt in a real rain). They have had ice form on the barrels only to be thawed by shooting them. The blue is not as fresh as new, but it is not gone either. Cleaning and waxing the metal before as well as after the hunt helps a lot. Removing and sealing the wood inside and a good wax preserves the wood.

On the other hand, it is your gun to do with as you wish, but the old dead guys were not dumb either. 60-65 years for a blue job isn't bad.

"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people...who have...rejoiced in their loss of freedom....Blame the people who hail him when he speaks of the 'new, wonderful, good, society'...to mean ,..living fatly at the expense of the industrious." Cicero