I have a friend who originally bought the rifle and fixed the trigger and then gave me the rifle. He has been refinishing any thing and every thing for as long as 60 years. From old cars to rifles, knives, binoculars you name it. Through this great site and as much hands on I can get out of him I hope to have a nice rifle when all is done.
I will have the sight in 6-8 wks from the Rifle Shoppe and he was going to show me how to sweat it on. I think the bore is worn beyond shooting as the rifling is very faint(smooth) and the pic I saw on one for sale looked sharp. The sight for my purpose will be for looks.