Christopher Malouf
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
I've already started the artwork.
Sometimes I think the biggest push comes from those that say "no".
Sometimes I think the biggest push comes from those that say "no".
I'm like you Chris, I never had the good judgment to say I couldn't do something, and if someone said that I couldn't it just made me more determined................................
But then determination is one of those traits that every engraver has because it takes a lot of it.
While an engraver in the class of Ron Smith and a few others can enhance an old rifle, I have seen too many that have been destroyed by poor engraving and gunsmithing. While the rifle will no longer have original collector value no matter who engraves it, we should at least try to give it an honored artistic place in history if we choose this route.
In short. work on a replica until you feel your skills will enhance the gun.