I agree with the advice given! I'll add that if it is a post 64 action, there would be no advantage in putting a pre 64 barrel on it! It is the pre 64 action that makes the gun more valuable. To me, I'm a Winchester man, but I think that the post 64's are just as good, except maybein the "dangerous game" catagory! The Winchester "Purists" lamented the change as inferior, and I'll admit the claw is/was great, but the Remington's and many other good brands never had a claw extractor to begin with! So, to me it was just the fact that Winchester "changed" their action in 64 that upset people,not that the change was particularly bad!