When the sporterizing job is well done, I have no problem with it provided it's not a rare rifle that's been sporterized. Swede Mausers are magnificent rifles, mostly ignored becuse people think the 98 is so much better, but I say it's a fantastic action and barrel for making a truely world class sporter. Then again, it's one of the finest bolt action military rifles ever made, outstanding workmanship for a military rifle.
The Swede is not a rare specimine of a military rifle, but if I had my druthers, I'd hate to see somone sporterize the better ones.
As for the 1917, they are starting to get less and less common, especially one's with good bores. Again, before I would condine such a thing, my hope is that someone does a truely outstanding job or it's a waste. I have a 1917 action in the garange that somone butchered up a few decades ago that I keep threatening to screw a .35 Whelen barrel to...Maybe when I retire.
