Many many years ago back in the 60’s, living on the farm just on the NW edge of the Duck Mountains Mb, Dad had bought an old bent bolt 98 Mauser in 8mm.
He wanted it modernized a bit as he didn’t like the issue stock or sights.
One guy that we would call a gun nut today, lived in a one room house- maybe 16x 20 with a wife and 9 kids. In those years we were the Ozarks of Manitoba!
He made a stock out of birch that he had cut down and fashioned a peep sight from a piece of light angle iron.
Stock was blonde & beautiful, ($15) had a bit of figuring to it and Dad figured he could shoot gophers with it if ammo wasn’t $3.50 a box.
To the op, I’d say do it!!!
