As the NRA pointed out when asked about sporterizing [ that's a word invented in the 1960s when everyone was ruining their 03A3s ] and I quote them," you can take an $800 rifle, spend three to five hundred on the conversion and turn it into a $five hundred dollar rifle. The numbers I quoted may not be exactly as the NRA stated but you get the idea. I am sure with a little searching you could find someone who would trade you a more modern working 1894 for the one you have, if you don't butcher it.
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