The bore appears to be in fairly good shape, so really hoping it shoots as good. It is a model 96, but the length of the barrel right now sits at a little over 23.5". I was originally going to have him just take an inch off and remove the front sight, but now going to take it down to the above mentioned length which will be beyond the sight anyway. I have yet to measure the groove diameter but will do that when it is finished.
Eventually it will wear a wood stock, but til then the stock it is in will have to do. I got lucky for the most part, as the only major issue was the crown, but since I was going to have it shortened anyway it worked out perfectly