After looking at a couple of different rifles and having a hard time deciding, just snagged this. Waiting on the mail now. 1951 in 270 Win. Came up to about $850 USD, which considering the alterations, I don't think was a bad idea at all.

May take the advice given to the OP and go with a red Pachmayr pad.

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But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
The last of Barrett's Privateers