Ruined M220

[Garnett]

Yesterday on Gunbroker there was a M220 listed for bid.  It was a hard to find model with a factory installed "Poly Choke" and recoil pad.  At some point in time the recoil pad had been removed and the gun painted all over (wood and metal) with camouflage paint! 

[Mike Armstrong]

You gotta love 'ol Bubba!  Be real fun gettin' that paint off, especially off the metal....

[Garnett]

Years ago I purchased an 1894 Winchester carbine that someone had spilled white paint on.  I used regular paint remover and it got all the paint off the metal without hurting the finish under it.  But, this one would be a job to do, and then on a gun that old, the finish under the paint may already be gone. 

[Mike Armstrong]

And the worse the finish was when he painted it, the harder the paint will be to remove!