thanks and I guess I am confused, as isn't the gun more valuable the way it is in a used state? The other thing was I was told the bolt has been rebuilt due to it being parkerized as apparently the original gun off the factory floor had a blued bolt? So why would I being doing it right to have it parkerized, maybe I am missing something. Starting to feel it would be better to sell it. I hope this doesn't come across wrong, but i truly have no idea what to do with this gun to be honest.
My biggest problem is I put money in a gun that will sit in a gun safe and the odds of me really shooting it or doing much with it are slim. I do have 3 sons, but that is a problem 3! So unless I take it apart and divvy out the pieces I can't win.