My Wife has her Father's 1921, Winchester Model 12 and I'd like to restore it. I know there are some things you should do and some things you should not do to preserve it's value...but I don't know which is which.
I'd like to replace the rear stock because it's got a big chuck of the wood missing (from the upper, top corner that the buttplate is attached to), probably from having been dropped on a hard surface at one time. Should I try and find an original stock or is a replacement O.K.? Should I replace the upper stock as well?
Any other tips, suggestions, etc., on restoring this classic? What's something like this worth in "average" condition?
Thank you!
Ed
I'd like to replace the rear stock because it's got a big chuck of the wood missing (from the upper, top corner that the buttplate is attached to), probably from having been dropped on a hard surface at one time. Should I try and find an original stock or is a replacement O.K.? Should I replace the upper stock as well?
Any other tips, suggestions, etc., on restoring this classic? What's something like this worth in "average" condition?
Thank you!
Ed