I think the decision has been made. Salvage the barrel, mcmillan or bell and carlson stock. (Not alot of stock choices for lightweight builds) ill take a slap in the shoulder to save my back on a hike.
Save the original wood stock for a later date. Contact vortex and get one of them snazzy pst scopes,find light weight rings, work a load for super wazoo turrets.
Appreciate all the input. It may take some time to do this right but if anyones interested ill keep the thread updated.
Another question. I find myself drooling over the brown/tan colored powdercoated actions. Would this kill the value in the long run of the rifle or is the post 64 mod 70 action something that should be played with at will? (Not even sure if its called powdercoating) Meaning they are semi readily available and future value wont be something I should be concerned about?
Is the bolt of value also? I like some of the fluted designs I see. Same question stands for the barrel if the original is salvageable.
On a side note once this gun was deemed unhuntable I dropped some coin on my father. (Pre wife and child!) He wasnt sure what to do when his trusty steed finally started failing him. I purchased him a model 700 300 ultra mag and had it done up with nice swaro scope,hogue stock,custom loads and a muzzlebreak, had the smith set the trigger to his liking. About once a year I join him to make sure the 300 is still sharing holes in paper. Im looking forward to the day I hand him the 264 all modern and snazzed up. Dad-"whats this thing!"
Me-" that 264 you thought you could clean by shooting another round thru it!"