Heres why I said what I said
I don't consider myself an expert, but I do have an appreciation for fine firearms. Your gun is in my opinion a fine firearm - without any modification. Why? Because they are quality made. Between the action, trigger, magazine, finish, barrel - everything. This is not a cheap wannabe target pistol. To be honest with you I cannot afford most colts. Does that mean I could not pay $600 for yours? No, it means I cannot justify spending that much even though its approx the going rate for a targetsman in excellent condtion. The woodsman, huntsman, targetsman and challenger all are similar with subtle differences. The reason why I myself was so upset is flat out because I feel that you are lucky to get it, and it almost seems unfair that you would get it, criticize it, and then heres me willing to pay $400 for the same gun that I will never find (at least for that price) You paid $100!!! You may not like the looks, and some 22 autos look better I admit but you have quality which is more important. Your function is superior to most other 22 autos. If someone had a ruger mk II or some browning buckmark and said how great it was, and I had your pistol, I would just simply laugh at them. I own a ruger mk III, but its not meant to be top of the line, its meant to be good value. Ruger, browning, S&W and for sure high standard all borrowed concepts in varying degrees that were introduced by the colt woodsman line of target 22 autos. In short, I wish I had that gun and since you do, I just wanted to give the best advice possible since it will be difficult to ever replace and its NOT replaceable for anything less than $400 unless you get struck by lightning twice. I think your gun is an original survivor. If it was restored, it is worth somewhat less but would still be a classy target gun. Also, your gun is over 30 yrs old and could be over 50 yrs old. If you want to customize a gun buy a ruger or a browning not a collectible that will never be made again.
And I'm sorry if I offended you, I really wanted you to know specifically what you had, and after reading your posts I became frustrated with your desire to upgrade a great old gun. I try to give advice to help others and I thought in the long run if you did a minor/major permanent modification you would regret it because the gun is a classic as is and you ruin its value by messing with it.
Show you appreciate it by respecting its originality
+10,000 on keeping it as is. Its the best thing you can do with it. I would shoot it some but more importantly take care of it you lucky ________