This is a tough one. I've been slowly but surely modifying all my weapons with the goal of longevity. I replace aluminum and plastic with steel, my pumps and auto's are already nestled in kevlar and fiberglass, interior parts replaced with the best steel or titanium I can find. Here's the question: I have a Win M70 FWT Classic in .280 Rem. She shoots like a dream, in fact shoots tighter groups than my target .223. The stock is beautiful, full figured walnut, from the pre '93 days of Winchester. The problem is that I use this rifle for my bread and butter hunting, and am itching to put it in a top of the line synthetic stock. It is the only weapon left in the rack that wears wood. Do I mess with perfection or wait for the inevitable, the aging of the walnut? PS-it has been glass bedded, the barrel is floated.