I would agree with Redsetter. You have already done repairs to the gun which a "serious collector" would have problems with. Also the finish on your rifle, to my mind, is in the "shooter" class, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. I would go for a reline. A good job would be plenty competitive at a CAS side match. Before I did that, though, I would cast up a bunch of bullets, (0.381" if your mould can get it with Linotype or other alloy), roll them in Clover 320, breech seat them and fire lap for a hundred or so shots, brushing, cleaning and checking for groups after every ten shots. At this point, it can't hurt, and if it gets the tight spot out of the barrel ahead of the chamber, it might even help. This business of "Collector Value" is often an albatross around our necks. A pristine specimen shouldn't be messed with, of course, but you did not get a pristine specimen, at least from the pictures you have. Rehabbing your rifle into a good shooter will enhance rather than diminish its value. It will be more liquid, too, if it works the way it should and shoots well.
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