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Logic has never meant anything to gun control fools. And this killer was a fool. Didn't have his pistol properly set up and had to manually cycle the gun after each shot. He probably watched too much internet fiction.

At this point, it has no original finish anyway. If it was mine, I'd get it blued simply to help prevent further damage from rust. The original finish was most likely a dull matte blue unless it was a very early gun. Be careful to preserve the original markings.

Still one of the sexiest songs:

I would suppose that Franchi went with a steel receiver for the 3" guns for a reason. The AL48 is too nice of a shotgun to take a chance on causing an issue by using 3" loads.

Paint your Wagon - From the movie of the same name

I can't even begin to count how many .22 rifles and pistols I've seen that look like they were never cleaned! The little Marlin model 60 is a fine rifle, but a bear to clean properly! I've scored some real bargains on .22s that looked like the bore was worn out, but were just leaded.