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In it are discussed additional considerations as regards refinishing - ethical and otherwise concerning the collector and shooter.
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"Ethics"? What has "ethics" to do with me legally doing as I please with
my private property?
I understand the preservation of history and historical artifacts. And I like the look of the old battle-worn firearms. But I'm not a museum curator entrusted with the preservation of the historical wealth of the people. And if I want to sand, strip, refinish, drill, tap, recondition, cut, chop, re-blue, alter, modify, re-barrel, bury, re-stock, paint, plate, or grind to a pile of dust a military surplus firearm that I own, as long as I don't break any silly-a$$ modification laws (another travesty) "ethics" doesn't come into play.