Here's a czech made 7 X 57 that I spruced up a bit.

It retains the original action (untouched) and the original barrel and the original stock.

All I did was rasp and sand and crudely finish the stock, bob the barrel and install iron sights and reblue it. I also added a forend tip and a recoil pad.

I have very little in this gun and it's a fine truck gun...but I went at it with an eye for extreme thrift.....I have about $250 in this gun as it shows here.

If it gives you some ideas then go for it.