Have a friend who suffered from your identical symptoms....at the depth of his depression he discovered a Martini single shot at a show in Reno, in .303 Brit, of uncertain parentage, and questionable care by the former owner(s). For 350 bucks, and a winters tinkering and polishing, and sight fabrication, he now has an acceptably accurate, well balanced, somewhat attractive hunting rifle.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
