Great bucks and rifle. Will that Al Biesen ever hunt?
As for changing the pad, Biesen was famous for his steel butt plate. It makes the rifle extra special, albeit less practical to have one. Therefore a real buttpad would significantly impact value. If I were to hunt with that, i would bolt it in to a Howa or a nice laminate stock.
It will hunt one week next year with its twin, a friend owns and then go into hiding until someone wants it more than me and I love it.
