"Tactical Winchester 97", stupid idea?
Been toying with this idea for a while now. I have a 1903 Win 97 takedown in 18" riot gun configuration. The finish is crap, too many years of hard use and abuse before it came into my hands. Unknown round count, but no doubt very high, I figure I have probably put close to a hundred boxes of shells through it. What can I say I just like shooting this shotgun, and it never fails to function.
So my thoughts are to refinish it in dark matte grey, possibly stain the wood black, maybe add a heat sheild just for fun, and have myself a tacticool '97. I also have a black leather Galco butt cuff shell holder complete with Gunsite raven that I picked up at a swap meet for $5.
I know this is an odd idea, but the gun looks like it has been drug behind a truck on a cross country drive and it really isn't worth a real refinishing. I figure this might make for a fun project, and I really do like to shoot this old gun, so making it look better seems somewhat worthwhile. Any thoughts or suggestions?
If there are any '97 pros here, being an '03 model this gun has screws in the reciever where later '97s have the buttons for emptying the magazine. Is it possible to retrofit this feature onto earlier guns?
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