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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahall" data-source="post: 4098367" data-attributes="member: 49426">1 - verify caliber.  Making a sporting rifle from an old military piece was popular in the 50's and 60's.  Some were done better than others and good cosmetic work does not mean the gun will shoot well.  Also, people did a lot of things we would not consider today.  Experimental chambers are out there. Assuming its properly head spaced and you can get ammo2 - take it to a range and see what it will do.  The military actions were made with technology that's pushing 100 or more years old.  Chances are it won't punch cloverleafs, but will shoot well enough for 100 yard shots a deer.  Someone who wanted a nice custom sporting rifle had it made, so it was probably  well cared for and shot a fair amount.  Remember that gun may look nice, but it was used when it was converted to a sporting arm and probably has 50 years of shooting in it.3 - Do not worry about the collectors value with regards to drilling and tapping for a scope.  As long as the work is professional it will not drop the value.   Sure, a period correct set of rings and bases would be a nice touch. Sporterized Mausers and Springfields are common enough that they don't command a lot of interested beyond their utility.  Many were scoped years ago and it increases their utility.  As a practical matter, look at the bolt handle position when its turned up.  - It may collide with a scope.  If that's the case, it may not be cost effective to add a scope because your looking at a lot of additional work to bend the bolt handle and alter the stock.4 - If it has not been done, a good drop in adjustable trigger would be a better investment than a scope if you're trying to improve the group size.</blockquote>

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