JeffG<
no I bought it off of gun broker from an older gentleman from the northeast.

The paint removal wasn't that bad at all, we used a razor blade for the detail areas and a wire wheel for the rest. the metal under the paint is in pristine condition I have no idea why the previous owner just didn't get it blued or dura coated. I will be back at my dads house this weekend to work on it some more. I believe I have a picture from before we started working on it. I will post when I can.At this point I think I am going to just get it blued and redo the stock and forearm then go and kill some deer with it.

Steve