I imagine I could do most of the work myself and have a gunsmith install the iron sights and maybe slick up the action, if needed. I can also probably glass bed the action myself. The advantage, of course, is that I'd get exactly what I wanted, but I guess the finished product meeting my expectations is a bit of a gamble.
You won't need to do this with the newer M70 actions (mine is a BACO made in S.C.) Pretty much why I didn't go the M77 route. They are a far stretch form what I'd call slick . . .
