Thanks for all the input guys......what got me thinking about this was seeing a really nice Dakota in 330 Dakota for sale for $3k, which is roughly half of what something like that with lots of options normally goes for. But having talked to a couple gunsmiths about it, including Jess, it seems like it is not worth the trouble.....oh well, it was worth exploring and learned a few things along the way.

Last edited by TimZ; 05/03/21.