have recently got the bug to purchase a surplus rifle and I see that Samco has some 24/47's in stock that are listed as being in excellent condition. Has anyone purchased one of these lately? I searched at a few more wholesalers and it looks like Samco is the only one that has some in stock in excellent condition. All of the other wholesalers list their 24/47's as being in very good condition. Does anyone know if the ones from Samco are in fact in better condition than the ones from the other wholesalers. The main reason that I ask is that Samco is also the highest priced wholesaler, but I don't mind paying the higher price if in fact I am getting a rifle that is in better condition (cosmetically and functionally) than the ones available from everyone else. Also, I see in another post from a year ago or so, the 24/47's that were available from Samco at that time had been restocked in elm rather than the original walnut. Does anyone know if this is still true? I just looked at Southern Ohio Gun's webpage and they are saying that their 24/47's have a "hardwood" stock...so does that mean that their rifles probably no longer have a walnut stock either? Is there other wholesalers out there that has 24/47's in stock that are in excellent condition that I may not be thinking of?