Bought this gun and I have a few Qs I'm hoping you guys can help me with. Any info/opinions on any of the below would be a great help!

1)what is the oval hole in the stock in pic #1 below?
2) are the initials in the stock from factory or is that added by a previous owner do u think?
3) do u think it would ruin the gun if I had chambers bored to accept 2 3/4" shells? I don't mean in terms of would it be unsafe, I mean "ruining it" more in terms of taking a cool old gun and sporterizing it which to me kind of ruins a gun.
4) do u think I should leave the stock as is or refinish it? Rest of gun is pretty good (see last pic) but stock has a lot of small dents and dings.

Thx for any help and/or any opinions. Cheers! Mike

P.S. I added pics of all proof marks etc FYI/for reference

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Last edited by Mike325; 04/12/21 01:47 PM.