the 98/40 i posted was bubbified many years ago and may have cost 30.00,the man who done it just wanted to make lighter as he didn,t have any extra money. the point being who would have thought the 25 dollar springfields and 30 dollar mauser would disappear, well the 96 swedes are going the same route, for me to see a valuable rifle cut up to make a hunting rifle hurts,when it is in the condition yours is in. when walmart closed out rem.700 adl,s with syntic stocks a few years ago for 299.00 i bought 10 just for the actions, after selling the barrels and stocks for 65.00 a set i had 234.00 in a solid rem action that was drilled and tapped,bolt already altered and adjustable trigger that didn,t need reblueing. eastbank.