When you buy one of these classic oldies, it seems that most of the art, the part that makes is so, so much different from a bubba sporter, is in the wood and barrel profiles. And relatively little of it is in the action, though a tang here or there might be shaped a bit. So maybe, in hind sight, I coulda/shoulda swapped out that receiver, if reheat treating wasn't possible. Though many a collector might cringe at that, I really wonder, why not? The parts that I value are almost assuredly everything except the receiver actually. Wouldn't a quick swap, much like replacing a broken firing pin, be worth it, simply to keep the gun in the game?

Just thinkin' out loud today...

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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

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