I'm glad to hear this may not be a big deal to repair. The only other big issues with the gun are a poorly repaired chip at the toe and a missing Lyman 36 sight.

The chip at the toe I can fix and I'm pretty sure I can locate a Lyman 36 in time.

Thanks for the replies so far. The rifle hasn't arrived yet but the ammunition has. 156 grain SPRN from Prvi Partizan. I tried to find ammo as close to the original 160 grain as I could find.