Guidance on Reising Model 65 stock

[Ray P]

First off; I'm looking for advice, not trolling in the wrong location for buyers.

Is it better to offer a gun with a flawed stock and include a spare stock in good condition; or should I swap out first and just mention that the stock and reciever S/Ns don't match?


Back story, I was taking photos of my H&R Reising Model 65 for a possible ad when I noticed this:


removing the buttplate revealed this:


From this last photo, not only did I identify a stock flaw, I learned the stock on the rifle is not original to the rifle. S/N ends in 831, but the stock is stamped 122.

I have 2 other M65 stocks I could use:

Or I could repair the stock currently on the rifle. What does the collected wisdom of this sight suggest as a COA before selling this rifle?

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