or it may have been 'saved' from prior damage by refinishing the rusted and pitted under the wood metal. The metal be either rusted/ pitted from the salt wood contact and still have live rust working it's way into it. Simply taking the bbl'd action out of the wood and examining it will tell you then and there if it is or not. The salt wood was all high(er) grade claro walnut. The possibility of a 'salt wood' stock would concern me however. If I ever want to refinish it it will be a big project.Дecent price IMO for the condition and the fact that it's a Grade II.

The only problem I see is the finish is the high gloss browning standard. Besides mine will easily last this lifetime. Again, Ohio guns and not worth my time, even if cheap enough. From time to time they appear at the OGCA shows. Too much hassle to do it legally, so I just left for someone else.

One I should have bought was at a flea market in Ohio. I've seen a few up for sale used over the years. Even a note that says they go with the T2 if I'm not around to include them. Somewhere in my junk I have an extra magazine and the plastic pieces. One was a bottom blank that covers the magazine hole in the bottom of the action and the loading or lift mechanism that serves to allow the single loading. The other things they came with was a peep sight that uses the 'tip off mounts' the scopes are mounted two, and the loading pieces. They're hard to find, kind of like hens teeth. You've touched upon the one weakness, that being the one magazine.

I bought a T2 back in 1966 and its been a great gun all these years.

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