please don't
Yes, it's yours and you can do as you see fit........but please don't.
In addition to not spoiling a nice vintage SXS, you'll prevent heartburn and lamentations by us old gun guys.
I've always wanted a Win 24, they were solid, walnut and steel, no frills blue collar shotguns, made in an era when everything was simpler. I've always felt they were a step up from their competition, the Savage 311. Win 24's, like everything else worth having, have now jumped in price, so that a solid one is not much of a deal.
As an aside, Stoeger sells a matte finished SXS and an O/U too, for right around $400, that might make a good beater, but one would still have to care for it accordingly.