yep i kicked around the idea and completely stripped it last nite...i havent seen any m50's in such good shape. they are either beat up or perfect. most show more blueing wear and dents and dings than mine...if i could just clean the wood, it would look great..but im not sure what i can clean it with that wont harm it....as far as i can tell its all original and hasnt been modified and im not going to modifiy it either...if the full choke doesnt work in the field for me, ive already found lines to get barrels...pricey...but i can get them. be neat to collect a bunch of barrels for the gun...

i love history and nostalga and stuff....sure for the same money dad could got me an 11-87 that shot 3" shells and took screw in chokes and this and that...but i love old guns and everything that comes with them...my Mauser is sporterized but shes a mauser...i love it...most people have no idea what a mauser is...but as much as i love the history and everything, i love to use the old guns....they get a little special treatment and wont be abused...but i enjoy hunting with them and using them.

swampdog, yep....that was the reason we moved out on not great terms...hatchet is burried but its more of a grit your teeth and bear it sorta deal...

i completely stripped her last night and cleaned everything...tightened the butt stock...who knows why on earth m50's are known for loose butt stocks...and if you dont know what your doing, you take the butt plate off and see the cap to the recoil spring and you have no idea what to do..so it stays loose forever lol. but shes nice n clean...honestly wasnt all too bad inside..bore wasnt bad either...doesnt look like she was used in a good long while....

im going for a run and then im going to come back and pack up the SUV with hunting and shooting gear and im headed to the farm the rest of the day....cant wait to shoot her...just something about firing a model 50...maybe because its recoil operated and has a recoil spring...i love it...

this one also looks to have a 30" barrel...i dont know what the other one had...26 or 28...it wasnt as long as this one....

i'll report back with the field test....gotta scrounge up some 12ga ammo...