Archie
Member
Some see the bad financial action of sporterizing a valuable bit of history. Many of those people including me want to at least warn the owner about the sometimes extreme loss of value. I do it regularly - not so much with firearms - with 'old' ammunition. Some, not all ammunition is worth more to collectors than as shooting stock. (I have about ten rounds of Kynoch .32 ACP ammo that I will never shoot.)
Others are horrified about the choice of arm. I do not see an SKS being changed into a long range hunting rifle. I don't think that would work and it's a bad idea. Normally I will keep my mouth (fingers?) shut unless I am asked for opinion. As an opinion, I will attempt to explain my reasoning other than "Don't do that!"
On that same line, I find putting a cerakote finish on a gorgeous S&W revolver of time past is blasphemy.
And I suppose there are some who will tell one about all the miscues in one's life and all about 'that' person's foibles.
You get to figure the difference.
Others are horrified about the choice of arm. I do not see an SKS being changed into a long range hunting rifle. I don't think that would work and it's a bad idea. Normally I will keep my mouth (fingers?) shut unless I am asked for opinion. As an opinion, I will attempt to explain my reasoning other than "Don't do that!"
On that same line, I find putting a cerakote finish on a gorgeous S&W revolver of time past is blasphemy.
And I suppose there are some who will tell one about all the miscues in one's life and all about 'that' person's foibles.
You get to figure the difference.