Different Tack....I think you would only enhance the rifle. The action is the main part of the rifle. Building a custom rifle from that is a good thing. I would not cut the original barrel though. Keep it original and get a custom one. Same goes with the stock; if you were going to replace it. That way you can always put it back, or at least sell the original parts to a collecter. To be asking the question, you must already want to do it.