Hi guys I have been lurking for quite a while and finally have a question. Looks like my dad is going to give me his springfield 1903. Over the years he sporterized it with a monte carlo stock and had it blued and removed the irons. It does still have the weaver 4X scope on it though. Can you recomend a gunsmith that I could send the rifle to to get inspected, replace worn or nonservicable parts? I would like to have it parkerized and add a optics rail as I have a Falcon 4X14 I would like to place on it. Thanks for all the good info. Eric