I believe what threw me off was the gloss finish. When I got it home, looking it over it looks to be the original finish on the stock. I removed the forend and the buttstock and sealed the end grain as well as any area that looked like bare wood. The internals were fairly clean. Cleaned the bore, nice and shiny with sharp rifling. Probably won't get to the range until after New Years. Going to shoot it first before I do any work on the barrel channel. Thank you for the suggestions on the scopes. An older Leopold 2-7 vari X2 or 1-4 would be great. I hunt in what's referred to as the Post Oak Savannah of Eastern Texas. Post oaks, mesquite, black locust, and Native grasses. The deer aren't as big as they are in the Golden Triangle of South Texas but they're still nice. Thanks again and Merry Christmas to all.
