Kind of reminds us of ISIS running through Mid East museums with sledgehammers, huh?
This is akin to painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa, washing down Malossol Caviar with Miller Light,or killing perfectly good black bears for the gall bladders.....some things should simply not be done....even if you can.
More than a few pre 64's have been torn apart for questionable reasons.....like one builder of tactical rifles who would only use pre war actions..... Or like one guy I met whose 30/06 shot just fine but he was going to replace the tube with a "good button rifled barrel"........ (?)
But that's what happens when your rifle shooting experience is limited to peering myopically through a spotting scope at 1" grids....the picture gets distorted by tunnel vision.
Nothing much we can do here but lament that there are opportunists who want to double up on their "investment". If there were not a market for the parts they would not do it....but the insanity in pre 64 M70 collector prices drives the engine these days and even the shooter grade guns are affected.
There are no limits to the extent of nefarious human activity.
I swore off building customs on pre 64 actions awhile ago unless the rest of the rifle has been trashed.The rifles have longer useable service life than the Neanderthals who tear them apart.....thankfully.
At least that offers some solace.
