What a great looking rifle! Mine is 1941, but it has a beech handguard. Sure looks funny, on the walnut stock! The rifle is so accurate, I just can't bring myself to change anything on it. I did try temporarily floating the barrel, following the advice of an internet expert. Waste of time! Shoots much better the way it was built. They are sensitive to where you hold them, always rest the forearm directly in front of the mag. Have fun! A friend once told me that the Swissicon cleaned up at every 600m shoot, out shooting all the other armies.