take it to someone else but I wouldn't fire it until you do.
If you decide to do so, let it be known that I am your legal heir to all remaining firearms and related toys![]()
It is my understanding that if it will not close on the field gauge you are safe to shoot it. That is the guage I checked my old Mausers with. I have one out of the ten I bought that it closes on. I have shot the other 9. But I just play a gunsmith on TV.![]()