id prob be happy with it just chopped off and sights put back on. Then glass bed the factory stock.
Probably. And that would be the least expensive option.
Redneck does a mean trigger job on the old style M-70 trigger. You'd probably be very happy with that.
Ask him about 20" vs. 21". With a heavy barrel like that, every inch is a few ounces. .375 H&H isn't a high intensity round and you don't lose that much velocity with a shorter barrel. Some, but not a lot.
DF