Regarding Virtue

Dwight Gruber · 09-08-2002, 03:16 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Wm. Pete Ebbink:
<strong>General questions for all :

3. Finally, would bore brightening be an activity that some here on the Forum woud call "boosting" ?

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"Boosting" seems to be a bit harsh and perjoritive for this practice. Honing the bore would seem to be a legitimate part of protecting and preserving an older gun, and returning its accuracy. This can be done in all innocence and with the best of intention.

However, one of the benchmarks to the value of a Luger is its bore condition. If a bore has been lappped, it no longer shares the condition of the rest of the gun, is no longer "original". As with all modification to a Luger, even if it is made very clear to a potential purchaser that this has been done, eventually the story will separate from the gun and its value will have been artificially and permanantly enhanced.

--Dwight

09-08-2002, 03:16 PM	#12
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by Wm. Pete Ebbink: <strong>General questions for all : 3. Finally, would bore brightening be an activity that some here on the Forum woud call "boosting" ? </strong><hr></blockquote> "Boosting" seems to be a bit harsh and perjoritive for this practice. Honing the bore would seem to be a legitimate part of protecting and preserving an older gun, and returning its accuracy. This can be done in all innocence and with the best of intention. However, one of the benchmarks to the value of a Luger is its bore condition. If a bore has been lappped, it no longer shares the condition of the rest of the gun, is no longer "original". As with all modification to a Luger, even if it is made very clear to a potential purchaser that this has been done, eventually the story will separate from the gun and its value will have been artificially and permanantly enhanced. --Dwight