The hood slides right off the front sight...Replacing with Skinner rear <$100...
Strip the stock, and stain it whatever color you want for time and $10...
Barrel cut down and recrown <$200...
Drilling the butt is no difficult feat...
Below is a link to a guy that made a 'trapper' from a Carbine...Basically the saem idea, only he scoped his...Results are on page 16:
http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/33...-underway.html