Fix it up as a shooter. If you had every thing done to make it back into a pristine gun you would not want to enjoy it in the field. Forget the money and consider what would give you the most use for your money. That has to be as a gun that you can enjoy as a gun not as a closet queen. It is a decent makers gun but no great high grade gun that can justify spending big bucks to make it new again so just deal with what needs to be done and enjoy.