I looked at a friends 1960's vintage belgian browning superposed. 20 ga. 26" bbls IC and Modified.
The gun is in nearly perfect shape from the muzzle right back to the buttstock. Lever just to the right of center. opens smoothly.
The blueing is 100% over the entire gun, the fore end is perfect minus one small ding.
Then there is the buttstock. LOP 14 1/2" It had been cut for a smaller shooter. Then it was relengthed and a pachmayer pad installed. The relingthing job was done nicely with 4ea 1/4" layers of some black material but it still sticks out like a sore thumb.
Then the comb was lowered by sanding it down, and never refinished. The rest of the stock has numerous dings etc and almost looks like it came off a different gun since the rest of the gun is nearly perfect.It just doesn't match.
My opimion of the gun is that if I had it I'd be looking for a different buttstock or be looking for somone to make one and match it colorwise to the rest of the gun. I Don't think you could save the existing one other than for a short person.
The gun is 99% other than the stock, and would be worth putting some money into to make right.
I don't have a picture or I would put it up and I completely realize values are a subjective thing, but I think someone should be able to give me a range to work with.
What say you?
Randy
The gun is in nearly perfect shape from the muzzle right back to the buttstock. Lever just to the right of center. opens smoothly.
The blueing is 100% over the entire gun, the fore end is perfect minus one small ding.
Then there is the buttstock. LOP 14 1/2" It had been cut for a smaller shooter. Then it was relengthed and a pachmayer pad installed. The relingthing job was done nicely with 4ea 1/4" layers of some black material but it still sticks out like a sore thumb.
Then the comb was lowered by sanding it down, and never refinished. The rest of the stock has numerous dings etc and almost looks like it came off a different gun since the rest of the gun is nearly perfect.It just doesn't match.
My opimion of the gun is that if I had it I'd be looking for a different buttstock or be looking for somone to make one and match it colorwise to the rest of the gun. I Don't think you could save the existing one other than for a short person.
The gun is 99% other than the stock, and would be worth putting some money into to make right.
I don't have a picture or I would put it up and I completely realize values are a subjective thing, but I think someone should be able to give me a range to work with.
What say you?
Randy
