I will never not upvote this <| sep |> Yeah that post piqued my interest . Plz don ' t leave us hanging uMffls . <| sep |> Hot Damn ! Its not even drilled and tapped for a scope , which is huge . They weren ' t drilled and tapped from the factory and as scopes became more popular most of them ended up with nonfactory holes . Yours is 100 % factory original and its in great condition . That ' s one of the better pieces of wood I ' ve seen on them . Not the best , but damn good . It is missing the front sight hood , which isn ' t a big deal . B Models , I don ' t think , are quite as desirable as the C ' s or even the earlier A ' s and PreA ' s . The C ' s had better triggers and the earlier versions are just earlier . That ' s kind of like saying a Bentley isn ' t as desirable as a RollsRoyce though . Like I said earlier , the safety is often a weak point on the B ' s , the linkage is somewhat under designed . I ' m not sure what advice to give you other than just don ' t abuse it and it should be fine . B triggers are adjustable , though not as friendly as the C models , you need to remove the action from the stock and there are a couple jam nuts you can adjust . As far as Bringing it back to life . It really needs nothing , other than maybe a general cleaning . I wouldn ' t even suggest taking it apart , to much risk and no reward . I don ' t have a doubt that gun would shoot right now . The biggest concern with guns that have sat for years is usually bore obstructions , you never know what kind of lint or bugs or crud makes its way in there . I ' d run a few oily patches through it . I ' d also take a dry tooth brush to the hardware on the sling , just to knock that oxidation off . The sling itself should probably be moisturized with quality leather care products . A lot of the time they ' ll dry out and crack at the folds , especially when they ' ve sat for years . That sling did come with the gun from the factory , by the way , so you ' ll want to care for it and keep it with the gun . Then just lightly oil the metal , maybe a few drops on the moving parts of the bolt . Don ' t store it in that case any more either . Cases like that can hold moisture Its actually a miracle it ended up as good as it is . Now , I ' m just a bumblefuck on the internet . I don ' t buy and sell for a living nor am I a professional appraiser . Take my opinion for what its worth . Conservatively , This gun is worth $ 3 , 000 . With that wood and in the right market , it would not surprise me at all if it pushed closer $ 4 , 000 . If you pull the original box out of the closet I ' ll lose my mind . Some Previous sales