ANFgrouser,

I'll second what was said about repairing the stock. It'll be a great project, and you'll learn lot's about stock repair. Afterwards, you'll be set to tackle the next good deal you run into with a poor stock. There's quite a bit of satisfaction after completing a project like this as well.

Regards
Ken

I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.