1927 Remington Model 24

[Addicting]

I’ve been kicking around the idea of getting this restored. Does anyone have any first had experience with a restoration Gun Smith?

 

[pabearhunter]

I would leave it as is. Has it been in the family ?

 

[Addicting]

I would leave it as is. Has it been in the family ?

Since new, and leaving it the way it is isn’t a option for continued use. The stock is broken and my Dad left it in the barn. That caused quite a bit of rust to take hold. This gun has been thru 3 generations and has been beat by each one. It was a utilitarian tool and used as such. Now that it’s getting close to 100 years old it’s time for some TLC So we can get another 100 years of use out of it.

 

[Gary]

IF you want to continue to use it and keeping it in the family, I'd get it fixed up. Go as far as you want with the restoration, but at the very least keep it functional.

 

[Addicting]

IF you want to continue to use it and keeping it in the family, I'd get it fixed up. Go as far as you want with the restoration, but at the very least keep it functional.

Plan is new stock, a deep cleaning of the internals, and rebluing everything. There are some internal parts that are well worn that may need to be replaced but I will leave that up to the gun smith.

I plan on it’s continued service, it’s killed hundreds and hundreds of squirrels and vermin, no reason to stop now.

 

[marksjeep]

Check out Mark Novak's youtube channel. He does lots of "conservations", preserving the firearm without losing the character it has developed through years of use. It might give you ideas to ask a smith once you find one. The metal doesn't look too bad in the pics. Especially given the age and living in a barn.